An Introduction to Financial Sacrifice — Page 12
12 to pay a certain amount each month which they can give with ease and regularity, unless they are faced with unexpected circumstances. Of course, whoever has the means and the resources to give something, apart from his monthly pledge, is welcome to do so. " "O you my dear ones, my loved ones, the evergreen branches of the tree of my being! O ye who have, by the grace of the Almighty which is upon you, entered into Ba‘iat of allegiance with me! O ye who sacrifice your lives, your comfort and your wealth in this cause! I know that you consider it an honour to accept whatever I say, and will not hesitate as far as it is in your power, but I cannot make compulsory for you with my own tongue the service you have to offer, so that your services should be out of your own pleasure and not as an obligation from me…. " 29 THIS TIME WILL NOT RETURN "It is now time for all those who count themselves among my followers, that they should help this Movement with their money. If someone can only afford one paisa, he should pay one paisa each month for the requirements of the movement; he who can afford a rupee should offer a rupee each month…. Everyone who has accepted the Ba ‘ iat should help according to his means, so that Allah too should help them. If the assistance is received regularly every month, even if it is minor, it is better than that which is made upon impulse after a long time of negligence. Every person's sincerity can only be judged by the service he offers. O my dear ones! This is the time for helping the faith and fulfilling its requirements. Make use of it, for this time will never return. " 30 29 Fat h -e-Isl a m, R uha n i Khaz a’ in , volume 3, p. 33-34. 30 Kasht i -e-N uh , R uha n i Khaz a’ in , volume 19, p. 83.