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Fazle Umar 305 a suitable building for the college. Dr. Abdul Wahid, director Fazle Umar Research Institute and Chaudhry Muhammad Ali were to assist him in the quest. S T RO n G d E T E R M I n AT IO n OF H A d H R AT M U SL E H M AU ’ O O d [ra] TO R E OP E n T H E C OL L E G E A College Committee was reorganized to consolidate efforts to locate a suitable building as soon as possible, and look for ways to generate necessary funds for running the college. The financial position of the Community was already debilitated because of relocation. Most of the members had lost their jobs and businesses, and were not in a strong enough financial position. Having this situation in mind, the Committee was reluctant to recommend appealing to members of the Community for the funds. The Committee was unanimous about putting off the college issue for the time being. They presented their apprehensions in a meeting with Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra]. On hearing the Committee’s concern, Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] , became emotional and exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are worried about funds! I am worried for our youth. The college will reopen and will never close. ” He instructed them to speed up efforts to find a suitable place for the college anywhere in Pakistan, and to grab it and start the college. The Committee visited many different sites in Pakistan. Moreover, members in Multan and Dera Ghazi Khan were requested to locate some suitable building in their area for the purpose. Meanwhile the college office started functioning in the “Cement Building” in Lahore. The office superintendent and two of his colleagues started enrolling stu- dents while sitting on the floor of the office, as there were no chairs available. Sixty students were enrolled, mostly old students from Qadian. During next few months the college shifted from one building to another, vacating one after the other because