An Introduction to Financial Sacrifice — Page 28
28 of the Promised Messiah as , and we claim that we shall always give precedence to our faith over all worldly affairs, and we have pledged that we shall do our utmost to rescue Islam from all its travails, even if we have to sacrifice our very lives in this cause, despite all this we see that there are but a few members of the Jam a ‘at who are bearing the burden which is supposed to be borne by millions. And nobody seems to realize this and nobody seems to care. There doesn’t arise any human sympathy or self-reproach that we too are part of this Jam a ‘at , we too have made our pledges, we too are overwhelmed with the benevolence of the Promised Messiah as who made us relish the true pleasures of Islam. We just stand there like someone on the shore watching a ship sink, and his heart is not in the least moved… …Human sympathy therefore demands that these people too should be included. All of you who are attending this sermon should go back and spread this message in your surroundings. Tell those who are weak and are afraid of spending in the way of All a h that you are depriving yourselves both of virtue and of the blessings of All a h. You are even depriving yourselves of the world which you are striving for. Your wealth will decline, you will not see the happiness of your children. Before your very eyes your pleasures shall vanish and sorrow and worry shall have their place in your hearts. This is the destiny of Ahmad i s who are moving away from Ahmad i yyat. This is what we have always experienced. Allah does not leave anyone’s sacrifice unreciprocated. Have you ever seen one who makes sacrifices and his children are starving? Just look at how Ab u ndantly the family of the Promised Messiah as has been blessed. But these blessings are only as long as one realizes the basis on which they have been bestowed. If someone were to deceive himself that it is all because of his own ingenuity and a sleight of his own hand, he would be foolish indeed. These blessings are the result of a few