The Essence of Waqf-e-Nau — Page 7
7 and they offer concomitant prayers, then these children will mature with this idea in mind that they will serve the faith. They will not grow up thinking that we will become a businessman, a professional athlete, or will enter such-and- such profession. Instead, they will ask that as I am a Waqf- e-Nau , I wish for the Khalifah of the time and the Jam a ‘at to tell me which field to enter. I now have no interest in this world. Before my birth, the pledge which my mother took and the prayers she offered, and the manner in which she implemented my tarbiyyat so that I favor religion over this world is my good fortune. [It is my good fortune] that Allah, the Almighty, has heard my mother’s prayers and blessed her efforts in tarbiyyat [moral upbringing]. Now, without any greed or desire for this world, I solely waqf myself for the sake of religion. Firstly, it is necessary for Waqf-e-Nau children to express this sentiment at the rededication of their waqf at 15 years of age. In this regard, I have instructed the relevant administra- tive offices to solicit from them, at 15 years of age, actual writ- ten affirmations that they will continue, or plan on continu- ing, their waqf. Then, at 20 or 21 years of age, when they have completed their studies, it is necessary that every waqf who is not admitted to Jamia‘ to, once again, write this “bond. ” Then, if anyone is instructed to get additional training in a field, they must, again, write a letter. Thus, at every single stage, a Waqf-e-Nau child must themselves express their per- sonal desire to reaffirm their waqf. As I have said, I have explained this in detail many times