Welcome to Ahmadiyyat, The True Islam

by Dr. Karimullah Zirvi

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Welcome to Ahmadiyyat, The True Islam — Page 343

− "This is the work of Almighty God, and it will certainly be done. Since Almighty God has put this scheme into my mind, I will do this duty even if I have to sell my house and my clothes. . . . Almighty God will separate those people who will not support me and will send angels from Heaven for my help. " "If our wishes to prosper it will have to extend its Jama'at − preaching activity in every quarter. There is need to amplify considerably our efforts so that our voice may reach every house in every town. " (Al-Fadl, January 11, 1958) ± "The youth should dedicate their lives for serving the Waqf-i-Jadid − Scheme and should follow the example of the Prophet Hadrat Isma‘il as. . . ± ± − − a Hadrat They should foll ow the footsteps of the Godly men like ± ± Mo‘inuddin Chishti Hdrat Shahabuddin Suharwardi Hadrat Isma‘il rh rh , , − − − ± ± − − − ± ± − − Shahid rh , may Allah have mercy on them. They should give spiritual − − habitation to the barren land. They should educate the Muslims, teach them the Holy Qur’an and the and produce their successors far and Hadith − ± − wide, and spread the light of Islam. " − (Al-Fadl, February 4, 1958) ± Initial purpose of the Scheme was and in the Tabligh Tarbiyyat − rural population of Pakistan through dedicated and trained religious teachers and initial scope of the scheme was the subcontinent Indo-Pakistan. The first was Hadrat Mirza Tahir Nazim Waqf-i-Jadid − ± − ± ± − ± − Ahmad who later on became Khalifatul Masih IV. Hadrat Khalifatul aba ± − − ± ± ± − Masih IV , in 1985, expanded the scope of the scheme and aba Waqf-i-Jadid − ± − made the scheme an 'International' scheme which involved world-wide Chanda (Monetary contributions) collections. Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV stated the following about the aba ± ± − − ± scheme: 343