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14 preparations to sacrifice his son to fulfill God’s command- ment, then Allah the Almighty saved his son. ” The son’s life was saved, and the father was saved from the pain that would have been experienced as a result of the sacrifice. [The Promised Messiah as] states, “He [Prophet Abraham as] was thrown into the fire, but the fire could not harm him in any manner. ” [The Promised Messiah as] states that if a person, “is prepared to endure pain for God’s sake, God Almighty saves him from that pain. ”1 Thus, this is the standard required to receive Allah’s love and grace, which the Promised Messiah as has laid out before us, and which he expected us to attain. This standard is not exclusively one which a Waqf-e-Nau should strive to attain; rather, every Waqf-e-Zindag i should remember that until one increases the level of sacrifice, such a pledge of waqf will be shallow and meaningless. Some mothers say that we are now in Canada while our son is still in Pakistan as a missionary or Waqf-e-Zindag i — can you bring him here and assign a duty for him, or can he come and live with us? When waqf has happened, then how are these desires and wishes even possible? Such desires should have already ceased. As I have said that there is increased attention towards inclusion into Waqf-e-Nau ; this is an excellent thing. So strive to increase this atten- tion for God Almighty; do not let changing circumstances weaken or break your pledge. The Promised Messiah as has 1. Malf uza t, vol. 4, p. 429-30, ed. 1985, England [Publisher]