The Essence of Waqf-e-Nau — Page 21
21 primary purpose, and that every acquaintance will recognize them as a Waqf-e-Zindag i and if ever they are instructed to leave secular work for the faith, they will present themselves without any excuse or argument. Every Waqf-e-Nau should remember an important point: while they may be given these permissions, they should never let secular work deprive them of Allah the Almighty’s worship and religious knowledge and the service of religion. Rather, they should give primary preference towards striving to attain their lofty stations. It is incumbent upon every waqf-e-nau to study the Holy Quran’s tafs i r [commentary] and the Promised Messiah’s as books. Presumptively, the Waqf-e-Nau Department has developed and made available a syllabus up to the age of 21. After this, it is important for one to conduct a self-study of religion. I also wish to inform parents that regardless of how much they verbally admonish and advise their children, it will be ineffective until their own word and action is according to the same admonition and advice. Parents will have to make the state of their offering prayers a model example. In order to teach the Holy Quran, they will have to establish it in their own example. They will have to be an example of lofty mor- als themselves. They will have to learn religion on their own [in order to instruct their children to do so]. They will have to demonstrate a profound hatred for lying. Even if office- holders have been the source of harm for some parents, such parents must refrain from speaking ill of Ni za m-e-Jam a ‘at or officeholders. At the very least, they are to listen regularly