Khalifatul-Masih IV — Page 36
hazrat rta 36 Allah, prior to their birth. They would make a promise to Allah that whatever Allah granted them—son or daughter—they would com- mit that child to be the helper of the Faith. At this, Ahmadi parents made sacrifices by presenting their children for the aid of their faith. This practice still continues today. Currently, more than 20,000 chil- dren have become part of this scheme. One Hundred Mosques in Germany In May 1989, Hazrat rta said that we should build one hundred houses of Allah in Germany. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Germany is working on this at a very fast pace and as of 2008, twenty-five mosques had been built. * * 2008 is when the Urdu edition of this book was published. [Publisher]