The Devotion of Life — Page 382
382 The Treasure and Assets of the Khalifa of the Time “It is not material wealth that is in the treasury, but the love for the khalifa of the time is the real wealth of the khalifa of the time and Allah has blessed me with so much of this wealth that I cannot find words to thank God for it. ” Need for the Sacrifice of Time “They should pay more attention to sacrificing their time. There is no doubt that a part of the Jama’at is currently devoting their time in an admirable fashion. I have witnessed in Jama’ats abroad where office holders devote hours of their time after work. May Allah reward them. To remain static, however, is unsatisfactory for a religious and spiritual Movement. A true believer always desires to keep moving forward. Then there is a part of the Jama’at that is not motivated enough to pay attention to devoting their time. ” Instructions for ‘Waqifeen-e-Arzi’ “Attention is necessary towards sacrificing time, and I urge members to devote two to six weeks every year for the faith and go wherever they are asked to go for Jama’at work. They should go there at their own expense and be self supporting during the period of ‘waqf’ , executing the work that has been assigned to them. I know that some members cannot undertake long journeys at their own expense. That is why members who pledge two to six weeks