The Essence of Waqf-e-Nau — Page 12
12 just heard the heartfelt words of the Promised Messiah as. If every Waqf-e-Nau boy and girl faithfully fulfill their pledge, then we can create a revolution in the world. Various couples visit me and say that we are both Waqf-e-Nau and our child is also waqf ; or a mother will say she is a Waqf-e-Nau , the father is a Waqf-e-Nau and our child is a Waqf-e-Nau. This is com- mendable. But the Jam a ‘at will only truly benefit from this when they faithfully fulfill their pledge of waqf. In another instance, His Holiness the Promised Messiah as has referenced Prophet Abraham as to further expound on faithfulness, having done so in the following manner by say- ing, “The path to earning nearness to God Almighty demands the display of steadfastness. ” Stick to truthfulness, and ensure your faithfulness is sincere, “The nearness [to God] Prophet Abraham as acquired was due to this. Accordingly, Allah says: 1 َو َمْيِهٰرْبِا ْيِذَّلا ىّٰۤفَو۰۰ That, ‘He was that Abraham who displayed faithfulness. ’ Demonstrating faithfulness, steadfastness, and sincerity to God demands a kind of death. Until a person is not prepared to extinguish his attachment to the world and all its pleasures and attractions and endure every humiliation and hardship for God, this quality cannot be born. Idolatry is not merely that a person worships a tree or stone, rather every single thing which prevents one from earning nearness to God 1. Sūrah An-Najm, 53:38 [Publisher]