Khilafat Centenary Souvenir 1908-2008 — Page 175
Khilafat Centenary "You have sent the report of Income & Expenditure for February 2005. ]azakAllah Ahsanal ]aza. Masha' Allah, periodic collection is better, and expenses are within the budget. Alhamdo Lillah. Your financial reports are being received regularly and the accounting system is maintained at a superior standard. May Allah enable you to serve and keep the Americanjama'at at a distinctive level of financial sacrifices. " Completion of the FiscalYear 2005-06 was another milestone in the history ofjama'at -e-Ahmadiyya, USA. Collections in all chandas (budgeted and non- budgeted) surpassed $18 million ($18. 392 M). In a special note of encouragement to then National Finance Secretary US Jama' at (the author) , Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih y aba, 2006 graciously wrote the following in his letter of September 16 th 2006: "I am very pleased to know that the USAJama'at excelled by leaps and bounds in their financial sacrifices during the financial year 2005 - 06. Al H amdo Lillah. I am also pleased that the USA Jama'at's management is very active and diligent in discharging their responsibilities. Well done! Keep it up! I pray Allah reward you all handsomely, and bless all members of USAJama't, grant them health, happiness and a prosperous future. May Allah afford them greater opportunities to serve the cause of Ahmadiyyat, the true Islam. Please convey my salaam to all members. " Upon successful completion of the Fiscal Year 2006 - 07, a year-end review of the financial achievements of the USAJama'at was submitted to Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih y aba. In his letter of August 8 th 2007 to respected Amir Sahib, Huzur aba commented as below: "Your financial report for 2006-07 is in receipt. ]azakumullah Ahsanal ja z a. You have mentioned in it a collection of $ 13. 8 million against a budget of $12. 5 million. Masha 'Allah, Alhamdo Lillah. " Huzur aba continued: "May Allah the Exalted bless the members of AmericanJama'at and their properties most abundantly, and may they remain marching forward in financial sacrifices as always. Your report on the whole is extremely pleasant. The income is $1. 3 million in excess of the budget. AmericanJama'at is blessed to fulfill each and every commitment that it made. There is a surplus of $987,986 after the income and the expense. Your have asked to use this surplus for construction of and acquisition of mosques and jalsa gah (annual convention site and physical arrangements). That is fine, please go ahead with the plan. You have also mentioned the services of Malik Mubarik Ahmad Sahib. May Allah bless him with His favors, and may he perpetually receive the rewards for his services. " Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih IV rta had a vision to establish a state-of-the-art cardiac care center in Rabwah, Pakistan that would serve local residents and the surrounding population in particular and other parts of the country in general. Huzur ra wished that this medical facility be as highly equipped, renowned and efficient as anywhere else in the western world. Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih y aba launched an appeal for the sake of building the "Tahir Heart Institute" so that this dream of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih IVrt a could be realised. In order to complete and furnish this institute with the most modern and state-of-the-art medical equipment, Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih yab a requested that the US Jama' at tcontribute a sum of $3. 5 million in a matter of 3 months only. Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya USA members set an amazing example of saying "Labba'ik" ( I hear and obey) to the call of Khalifatul Masih y aba and offered commendable sacrifices They fulfilled the desire of their Imam, with contributions of $3. 5 million in the specified time. Huzur aba graciously acknowledged this sacrifice in his address at the Jalsa Salana (annual convention) UK, 2006. The contributions did not stop there. After all was said and done, this amount reached more than $4. 5 M ($4,457,734) by March 2007. Is there any other Jama' at besides Jama' at-e-Ahmadiyya that can demonstrate such obedience to the call of their leader? Tahrik- e:J adid and Waqf-e:J adid are two other financial schemes worthy of mention, in which the US Jama' at has made substantial progress. In 1991 - 92, our yearly collection in Tahrik-e:Jadid was $170,102. Last year (2005-06) it increased to $1,287,000 with Allah's grace and blessings. In terms of percentage, this is an increase of 656 % in the last 15 years. The number of participants in Tahrik-e:Jadid from 1,721 (1991-92) to 7,600 (at present) shows an increase of 330%. As a matter of factjama'at Ahmadiyya, USA has been