An Introduction to Financial Sacrifice — Page 95
95 THE NEW SYSTEM OF WORLD IS IN WA S IYYAT Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra , says: "…History bears out that the Holly Prophet sa fulfilled the needs of the poor from Zakat supplemented by voluntary subscriptions. " 101 It is necessary, … that in this age the teachings of Islam should be given a practical shape which, while safe- guarding against the defects in the worldly movements, should place sufficient resources in the hands of those responsible for putting the Islamic principles into force to enable them to bring about conditions of equal opportunity for all and to provide for the legitimate needs of the people. " 102 "…The Khulaf a ’ interpreted the Islamic injunctions according to needs of their own times. But a different plan and system was needed considering the requirements of the present age. In order to establish such a system, it was essential that a man should be sent by God to alleviate all pain and suffering and to present a system which should be not of earth but from heaven, and to produce a blueprint for fulfilling the needs of the poor and alleviating the sufferings of the world. " 103 "…It was, therefore, the duty of the Kh a tamul Khulaf a ’ to devise a scheme, in accordance with Islamic teachings, to put an end to the world’s miseries. " "…The salient features of Islamic scheme are as follows: First: The needs of all human beings must be fulfilled. Second: But in so doing, the delicacies of private and family life should not be destroyed. 101 Ni za m-e-Nau , p. 110. 102 Ni za m-e-Nau , p. 112. 103 Ni za m-e-Nau , p. 113.