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! 82 “Our missionary in Kyrgyzstan writes that one Kyrgyz friend, Mr. Joomart, took his bai’at [oath of initiation] in 2006. He is a deeply pious and righteous person. Right after his bai’at , our missionary jokingly mention ed to him that while others encourage people to join their communities by giving money, in contrast, our Jama’at asks for donations when someone joins us. On this, he replied that he would offer 300 Kyrgyz Som as Chanda - i - Aam. After some time, he increased it to 400, and then to 800. After some time, without someone asking him, he increased it yet again to 1000 Som (Kyrgyz currency) monthly. When he made the pledge for Tehrik - e - Jadid, which was 1000 Som, he had been an Ahmadi for only a few days. It was ex plained to him that he needs to keep the pledge small and then increment it gradually. After much reasoning, he finally reduced it to a manageable level. ” “Then, the inspector of Tehrik - e - Jadid, Ahsan Bashiruddin, writes that he visited Kavaratti, Laksha dweep 51 as part of an Ahmadiyya Jama’at delegation. There, he spoke at an event under the presidency of the local president on the topic of the importance and value of Tehrik - e - Jadid. After the Jalsa, those members who were present, pledged significantly mo re amounts than their current commitments. With proper arrangements for separation [purdah], the ladies were also present at the event. He says that when he left for another city, the next day he received a phone call from the president of Karvati that an Ahmadi lady, Bibi sahiba, complained that the pledges were only taken !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 51 Friday Sermon, November 9, 2012, by Hadrat Khalifatul Masih V (aba)