The Devotion of Life — Page 352
352 The Importance of ‘Waqf-e-Jadid’ The founder of ‘Waqf-e-Jadid’, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra , explaining the importance of this blessed Scheme, stated: “This is the work of God, and it shall certainly be completed. As God has placed this zeal in my heart, I am going to perform this duty even if I have to sell my houses, my clothes. Even if not a single person assists me, God will remove all those who are not helping me and shall cause angels to descend from heavens to lend me support. So, to rest my case, once again I make this call so that people may consider taking part in financial offerings as well as devoting themselves. ” (January 5, 1957) Similarly, at another occasion he said: “Thus, I remind friends in the Community of the importance of this ‘Tehrik’ , that they should pay full attention to it, and try their utmost to make it succeed. There should not remain a single person in the Community who is financially able and does not participate in this c handa (monetary contribution). ” (Al Fazl, January 5, 1962)