أَشْھَدُ أَنْ لَّا إِلٰہَ اِلَّا اللّٰہُ وَحْدَہٗ لَا شَرِیکَ لَہٗ وَأَشْھَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُہٗ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ

أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَأَعُوْذُ بِاللّٰہِ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِیْمِ- بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِیْنَ۔ اَلرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ۔ مٰلِکِ یَوْمِ الدِّیْنِ۔ اِیَّا کَ نَعْبُدُ وَ اِیَّاکَ نَسْتَعِیْنُ۔

اِھْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِیْمَ۔ صِرَاطَ الَّذِیْنَ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَیْھِمْ غَیْرِالْمَغْضُوْبِ عَلَیْھِمْ وَلَاالضَّآلِّیْنَ۔

لَنْ تَنَالُوْا الْبِرَّحَتّٰی تُنْفِقُوْا مِمَّا تُحِبُّوْنَ۔ وَمَا تُنْفِقُوْا مِنْ شَیْئٍ فَاِنَّ اللّٰہَ بِہٖ عَلِیْمٌ (آل عمران: 93)

(Never shall you attain to righteousness unless you spend out of that which you love; and whatever you spend, Allah surely knows it well.)

Every believer has this desire that he should attain the closeness of Allah the Almighty by doing good deeds. In this verse, Allah the Almighty has drawn the attention of believers that if you desire to do good deeds so that you may attain the pleasure of Allah the Almighty, then remember that righteousness requires sacrifice. Therefore, make sacrifices to attain the pleasure of God Almighty. Sacrifice that thing which is most dear to you. Sacrifice that thing from which you are benefiting, from which you are gaining profit. Sacrifice that thing which is providing you comfort and ease. Sacrifice that thing which apparently is also a means of securing the future of your generations in your view. So all these types of sacrifices are not ordinary sacrifices. Wealth has always been dear to man. Allah the Almighty has also mentioned this, that gold, silver, animals, property, fields, gardens - all these are very dear to man and are a source of pride for man. He takes pride in them. But in today's materialistic age, when new technology has not only brought people living in different countries of the world very close together, but this technology and economic system has also greatly increased desires. Regardless of whether someone has abundant wealth or not, the blaze of desires and love for money and efforts for its acquisition have reached their peak so that all those facilities may be utilized and access to all luxurious things which are available in any country of the world may be obtained. Especially in developed countries, this has reached its extreme. If God forbid the conditions of these countries deteriorate or there is a war situation, then the condition of those living here will be beyond imagination. Anyway, this was a side point, but in every class, love for wealth and new desires in the name of necessities of life have reached their peak, and because of media and expansion of trade, even those living in poor or less developed or developing countries are aware of those facilities which exist in developed countries, and in these countries too, if not the very poor, then at least the desires and priorities of average citizens have turned towards acquiring newer and newer things. Anyway, materialism is at its peak. In such circumstances, it is a strange thing for the common worldly person to say that for attaining righteousness, spend those things which you love. Sacrifice your desires, sacrifice your comforts. A worldly person would only say that these are outdated talks of old times or would say that it's fine, spend on the poor. Help them a little. Give something to charity. But to say that you spend that thing which is most beloved to you, crush your desires and sacrifice for the desires of others or sacrifice for religion - this is a strange and ridiculous thing.

But the world does not know that even in this age there are such people who have the understanding of this teaching of the Holy Quran. They try to act upon it. Even in this age there are such people who try to attain اَلْبِرّ, that is, they try for such righteousness which is the extreme of sacrifice for others. They try for that righteousness which keeps them restless at all times to benefit others. They try for that righteousness which establishes standards of sacrificing one's wealth, life and time for spreading religion. They try for that righteousness which increases obedience and for acting upon this obedience, they do not consider what thing is dear to me. At that time the only dearest thing is obedience to the command of Allah the Almighty. They try for that righteousness which increases taqwa (righteousness). A large part of the world does not know who these people are. These are those people who, by connecting with the true devotee of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and the Imam of the age, have gained the understanding of attaining true righteousness. Those who have received guidance for the right paths from those bright minarets of righteousness to attain righteousness who received grace from the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Whose standards of sacrifices were also amazing.

It is mentioned in a hadith that when this verse was revealed, لَنْ تَنَالُوْا الْبِرَّحَتّٰی تُنْفِقُوْا مِمَّا تُحِبُّوْنَ Hazrat Abu Talha Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) who was a wealthy person among the Ansar of Medina, had date palm orchards, of which the most excellent orchard was one named Bairuha. Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) loved it very much and it was also very close to Masjid Nabawi. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also often went to this orchard. Anyway, upon the revelation of this verse, Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) presented himself in the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and submitted that my most beloved property is the orchard of Bairuha. I give it in the way of Allah the Almighty. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab al-Tafsir, Bab Lan Tanaloo al-Birra Hatta Tunfiqoo Mimma Tuhiboon, Hadith number 4554)

So these are those people who were bright stars and were those who determined the paths of righteousness. Therefore, giving examples of these companions, the Imam of this age drew our attention repeatedly. His Holiness explained in detail the teachings and commandments of the Holy Quran in his numerous directions. He gave understanding and comprehension of attaining righteousness. He spoke about the standards of sacrifices. He exhorted to establish those examples which the companions of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had established. He said that it is necessary for the followers of the Promised Messiah to adopt these examples. Thus, at one place, the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) says:

"No person can claim to do good deeds by spending useless and worthless things. The door of righteousness is narrow. Therefore, keep this matter in mind that no one can enter it by spending worthless things. Because there is explicit text لَنْ تَنَالُوْا الْبِرَّحَتّٰی تُنْفِقُوْا مِمَّا تُحِبُّوْنَ (Aal-e-Imran: 93). Until you spend from your dearest and most beloved things, you cannot attain the status of being beloved and dear. If you do not want to endure hardship and do not want to adopt true righteousness, then how can you be successful and achieve your goals? Did the companions of the Holy Prophet attain the status they achieved for free? To obtain worldly titles, how many expenses and hardships have to be endured, then somewhere a minor title is obtained from which inner satisfaction and peace cannot be achieved. Then consider that the title of رَضِیَ اللّٰہُ عَنْہُمْ which gives consolation to the heart and satisfaction to the heart and is a sign of the pleasure of the Gracious Lord, was it obtained so easily? The fact is that the pleasure of Allah the Almighty, which is the cause of true happiness, cannot be attained unless temporary hardships are endured. God cannot be deceived. Blessed are those people who do not care about hardship for attaining the pleasure of God, because eternal happiness and the light of permanent comfort is received by the believer after this temporary hardship." (Malfoozat, Volume 1, pages 75-76, Edition 1985, published in England)

Then while advising the members of the community in a gathering, our master, the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) said:

"In the world, man loves wealth very much. That is why it is written in the science of interpretation of dreams that if a person sees (sees in a dream) that he has taken out his liver and given it to someone, then it means wealth. This is the reason that for attaining true taqwa and faith, it has been said لَنْ تَنَالُوْا الْبِرَّحَتّٰی تُنْفِقُوْا مِمَّا تُحِبُّوْنَ (Aal-e-Imran: 93). You will never attain true righteousness until you spend the dearest thing. Because a large part of sympathy and kindness with God's creation indicates the need to spend wealth, and sympathy for fellow humans and God's creation is such a thing which is the second component of faith without which faith is not complete and firm. Until a person does not show sacrifice, how can he benefit another? For benefiting and sympathizing with another, sacrifice is a necessary thing and in this verse لَنْ تَنَالُوْا الْبِرَّحَتّٰی تُنْفِقُوْا مِمَّا تُحِبُّوْنَ, the teaching and guidance of this sacrifice has been given. Therefore, spending wealth in the way of Allah the Almighty is also a standard and touchstone of man's good fortune and piety. In the life of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) the standard and touchstone of dedication for Allah was that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) mentioned a need, he came forward with all the household belongings." (Malfoozat, Volume 2, pages 95-96, Edition 1985, published in England)

The community that the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) established did not just listen to these things and turn their face away and divert their attention, but after listening to these things, they also established these standards of sacrifices. The Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) himself also mentioned this at several places, in several gatherings.

On one occasion, seeing the standard of sacrifice of the community, he said: "I see that hundreds of people have also joined our community who barely have clothes on their bodies. They barely have a sheet or trousers available to them. They have no property but from their limitless sincerity and devotion, love and faithfulness, a wonder and amazement is created in their temperament." (Malfoozat, Volume 10, page 306, Edition 1985, published in England)

Then on one occasion he said: "Whatever progress and transformation is found in our community, it does not exist in anyone else in the world at this time." (Malfoozat, Volume 10, page 243, Edition 1985, published in England)

So those who received grace directly from him attained this status and received the certificate of his pleasure. But did this sincerity and faithfulness end with the passage of time? Certainly not. As I said, even today there are such people in the community of the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) among men, among women and among children who are advanced in sincerity and faithfulness. Not just a few and in a few specific places, but there are thousands of such examples scattered in different countries of the world who have the correct understanding of لَنْ تَنَالُوْا الْبِرَّحَتّٰی تُنْفِقُوْا مِمَّا تُحِبُّوْنَ. Who continue to advance in sacrifices. Among them are both old ones and those newly joined ones who accepted Ahmadiyyat a short time ago, rather there are also those whom it may have been only a few months. Whose priorities before accepting Ahmadiyyat were worldly desires, but after accepting Ahmadiyyat they became ready to sacrifice their beloved wealth or whatever they have for the sake of religion. This is the revolution that the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) brought about in this age. He has changed people's priorities. And even today the words of the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) prove true about them that there are such people that seeing their sacrifices causes amazement. I present at this time some examples of the sacrifices of these sincere ones. As the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) said that they barely have clothes on their bodies but are advanced in sincerity and faithfulness, I give one example of this. This example is of a woman and that too of a woman who is blind.

Our missionary from Sierra Leone writes that here there is a community Kpangbaru where a blind woman lives who pledged two thousand Leones for Tehrik-e-Jadid donation. When they went to her to collect the donation, she said that I was worried about paying the donation first but being blind my source of income is not such that I can pay any donation. It is very difficult for me to give a two thousand Leones donation. But she said that anyway I have made a promise, I will pay it. To give the donation, she decided to borrow money from her non-Ahmadi sister. But the sister refused saying that you are blind, you don't have such resources either, I don't know if you will be able to return it to me or not. At this, the blind woman became very worried and told the Secretary Tahrik-e-Jadid or the person who had gone to collect the donation to wait a while and come back. So she became busy in prayer. During this time, a stranger came to the village and passed by her. She was sitting outside the house. So she called out to that man. She said to him that I have a head cloth at this time, you buy it for two thousand Leones. They say that although that cloth was worth ten to fifteen thousand Leones. That man asked in surprise why are you selling it so cheap? At this, the lady explained that I have to pay Tehrik-e-Jadid donation and I don't have money at this time. That stranger bought that cloth and gave two thousand Leones to the blind woman. He was a noble man and later he also returned the cloth and said keep this from my side. So this is the sincerity of an illiterate blind woman living in a remote area of Africa. Certainly this sincerity is created by Allah the Almighty.

Then I present some other incidents. The missionary in charge of Rajasthan India writes that here there is a community 'Bolabali'. When he went there on tour, there was a member whose age was around 65 years. He is often ill and has no income. He only gets government labor work for a hundred days a year. His wife works for household expenses. The condition of the house was also very dilapidated. When he was drawn attention towards financial sacrifice, that he should make a small sacrifice as a token because this is also obligatory for believers, he paid one thousand fifty rupees as donation. At this, the secretary was very surprised and asked him that the conditions of your house are not so good but despite this you are giving such a large amount. The secretary who had gone to collect (the donation) says that I told him that if you want to keep some from this amount, then keep it. At this, he started crying and said that I had collected this amount for the sake of Allah the Almighty and this is Allah the Almighty's money. Pray for me that Allah the Almighty gives me health so that I can present more than this in the presence of my Lord.

Then, listen to the incident of another sincere person advanced in sincerity and faithfulness. Certainly this is jolting for the wealthy.

Amir Sahib of Benin writes that he sent a list of people who had made promises to pay Tehrik-e-Jadid donation to the president of Cotonou community here, so the name of an old Ahmadi friend was written among the donors. When his attention was drawn, he came to the mission house the next day and said: Have you seen anyone who has not eaten for a week? He says the condition of poverty is such that I cried all night that I have to pay Tehrik-e-Jadid donation and I don't have money. Perhaps Allah the Almighty is testing me. After this, he paid a small amount in Tehrik-e-Jadid and said that at this time I have only this much. And perhaps he had borrowed that money from somewhere too. He did not use it to satisfy his hunger but gave a donation. At this, the person who had gone to collect said, I gave him some money as help. What donation are you giving? I am helping you. And when I gave him money as help, he immediately returned ten thousand francs CFA and said that my general donation is still outstanding. You deduct my outstanding donation from this amount. So this is the sincerity and faithfulness as the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) said that there are no clothes on the body but are advanced in sincerity.

Then the Naib Wakeel-ul-Maal from Qadian writes that in Jama'at Ahmadiyya Kodiyathoor (or whatever the word is), the importance of Tehrik-e-Jadid was explained in the Friday sermon and mention was made of some sacrifices of sincere ones who enthusiastically responded to the call of Hazrat Musleh Maud, may Allah be pleased with him. At this, the president of Lajna Imaillah of the community there went home after Friday and went and took off a heavy gold bangle and presented it in Tehrik-e-Jadid.

By the grace of Allah the Almighty, there are countless examples everywhere of women of the community presenting their jewelry for the sake of religious needs. This spirit of Ahmadi women living in different parts of the world, this common quality is that they sacrifice their favorite jewelry for the sake of religion and this is only the characteristic of Ahmadi women today.

The National Secretary Tehrik-e-Jadid of Germany writes that a seminar was held here in a community in Hanau regarding Tehrik-e-Jadid. As soon as the seminar ended, a friend came to the Tehrik-e-Jadid office with his wife's jewelry. He explained that after the seminar ended and we were going back home, I asked my wife: I have written my promise. Have you also written any promise? At this she said that I have presented sacrifice according to the teaching of the Holy Quran لَنْ تَنَالُوْا الْبِرَّحَتّٰی تُنْفِقُوْا مِمَّا تُحِبُّوْنَ. So his wife gave her wedding jewelry to Tahrik-e-Jadid.

Amir Sahib of Lahore writes that a lady's promise for Tahrik-e-Jadid was of a good standard. She was wealthy, a person of means, but even then when she was requested to give more with reference to completing the target, she immediately got up and went to the room and brought a box of jewelry and said that all this has to be given in the way of Allah the Almighty anyway. So she took out heavy bangles from it and presented them in Tehrik-e-Jadid.

Now see, one woman lives in the south of India. Different tribes, different people, different nations, different languages; one lives in Punjab, Pakistan; third lives in Germany but the spirit and thought of making sacrifice is one. This is unity. These are the standards of sacrifice that the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) created in the community. These are the graces of Allah the Almighty which Allah the Almighty bestows upon Ahmadis.

Describing the incident of a sincere person of the African country Mali, the missionary there writes that he was posted in the region of Segou in Mali. One day, after the performance of Friday prayer, the Mu'allim Sahib introduced a person to me, saying that he is from the biggest family of clerics and he has done bai'at. He said I have come to give a donation because I heard today on the radio the sermon of Khalifatul Masih about donation. He says I narrated to him the verse لَنْ تَنَالُوْا الْبِرَّحَتّٰی تُنْفِقُوْا مِمَّا تُحِبُّوْنَ to explain to him the blessings of spending in the way of Allah. So he was very surprised and said that in the sermon I heard on the radio, I had heard this same verse. I had thought of giving five thousand CFA as donation but later Satan put doubt in my heart that only two thousand CFA is enough, but now when you have recited this same verse again, my heart has become certain that this is the system of Allah the Almighty and now I will give five thousand CFA as donation. So he gave five thousand CFA as a donation. So by the grace of Allah, new bai'at holders are also advancing a lot in financial sacrifice now. The way Allah the Almighty grants grace to those who make sacrifices and the way sacrifice bears fruit and then as a result their faith and sincerity increase further, I present some examples of this.

Ibrahim Sahib from Congo narrates that I am a farmer and do agriculture. Previously I used to make less financial sacrifice but since I started paying donations, the production of my crops has increased greatly. The importance of donation has become clear to me and I have now started regular payment of donations, due to which this life of mine has changed.

Then a lady Maryam Sahiba from Congo narrates that I also do agriculture. Now I have started paying a donation after every harvest and my experience is that after paying a donation my income doubles.

Then our missionary from Congo writes that an Ahmadi friend, Ahmad Sahib, was given encouragement for donation. He pledged twenty thousand francs for his Tahrik-e-Jadid although in those days he was unemployed, but just one week after writing the pledge he got employment and nowadays he is working as a manager in his field and is paying donations regularly and says that this is all the blessing of donation.

Then Naib Wakeel-ul-Maal from Qadian writes that a friend from a community Pathanapuram in Kerala told me on the phone that he had announced the new year of Tehrik-e-Jadid last year and mentioned sincere ones (in the sermon I had given examples from Africa) who participated abundantly in Tehrik-e-Jadid donation despite poverty, and we are still people of means anyway. He says that this friend said that is why my Tahrik-e-Jadid donation pledge of two hundred thousand rupees is very less, increase it to five hundred thousand rupees. Saying this, he started crying and he says he also wrote me a prayer letter to complete the promise. Naib Wakeel-ul-Maal says after some time, while touring the province of Kerala, I met him and he fully paid his donation and said that as soon as I increased the Tehrik-e-Jadid pledge, Allah the Almighty put endless blessings in my work and now I have so much work that it is difficult to handle.

Then Ibrahim Sahib, Inspector Tahrik-e-Jadid in Karnataka, says that a servant of Gulbarga community, responding to the call of Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) pledged his one month's income of seventy-three thousand six hundred rupees for Tehrik-e-Jadid donation, but at the time of payment he made payment of one hundred thousand five hundred eleven rupees with an extraordinary increase. As a result, Allah the Almighty showed him a miracle that a large amount of his was receivable from a person. After repeatedly demanding, he had become tired and completely disappointed about the return of that amount. But one day that person came unexpectedly and apologized and paid the entire amount.

How Allah the Almighty creates strength in faith through financial sacrifice, scenes of this are also visible in different places in the world. A newly initiated friend from Uzbekistan, Vahidovich Sahib, says that I have been residing in Moscow for such a long time and according to a routine I have an idea of how much income I will have this year. But this year since I did bai'at and started giving donations, there has been an amazing increase in my income. In the past thirteen years I have not had as much income as I have had this year and now I have complete certainty that this is the blessing of spending in the way of Allah the Almighty.

The missionary of Kaya region of Burkina Faso writes that a member of the community of a village Tapgo came to the Mu'allim Sahib there one day and said that he wishes to perform Hajj but does not have resources at present. At this, the Mu'allim Sahib told him that you should become regular in your donations. Allah the Almighty will Himself improve your financial conditions and will also create means for going to Hajj. After this, he started paying his donation regularly. After some time, he came and told me that Allah the Almighty has fulfilled my wish and arrangements have been made for going to Hajj. He expressed that all this happened due to the blessing of donation. Now he has also returned after performing Hajj and is regular in his donations.

The president of a community in Burkina Faso said that there were a lot of financial constraints in a person's house. He also wanted to start a project but could not complete it due to lack of money. During those days, he had the opportunity to go to the annual gathering of Burkina Faso. After hearing there about financial sacrifice, he decided that after reaching home he will definitely join in donations. Whatever arrears there are, he will also pay them. So as soon as he returned, first of all he paid his outstanding donation and also promised to pay the donation on time in the future. He says that not even a month had passed after this when all household problems started being solved and the project was also completed by God's grace and all this blessing was due to paying donations.

Amir Sahib of Canada writes that a few years ago a friend had a loss of two to two and a half hundred thousand dollars in some financial matters. His attention was drawn that you should pay your obligatory donations regularly. This will put blessings in your wealth. (It should also be clear that general donations etc. are also necessary to give.) After this, he started paying obligatory donations regularly. He said some time ago I read the direction of Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Tahrik-e-Jadid donation should be paid in the initial months. So acting upon this direction, I started paying donations at the beginning of the year and for the past three years I have been paying donations at the beginning of the year. As a result, Allah the Almighty bestowed such grace upon me that all my debt was paid off and not only was the debt paid off but financial ease also started increasing. There is no doubt that by spending in the way of Allah the Almighty, Allah the Almighty certainly grants grace.

Amir Sahib of Canada himself writes that a friend started his business and pledged one thousand dollars in Tehrik-e-Jadid. At this he was encouraged that next year you have to increase your pledge and write at least five thousand dollars. Also it was said that keep writing to me for prayers. May Allah the Almighty give you the ability to complete the promise. So at the end of the year, when the Secretary Maal went to him to collect a donation, he said that Allah the Almighty has put great blessing in my business and instead of next year, I will pay five thousand dollars this year and will try to increase further next year.

Amir Sahib of the USA writes that a friend from the Seattle community narrates that in Pakistan in 1974 and then in 1984 our businesses were burned. But whenever damage was inflicted on our business, every time Allah the Almighty, granting special grace, put several blessings in our wealth. So this person pledged one hundred thousand dollars this year and told them that by the grace of Allah, now they are doing business on such a large scale which they could not even think of before.

Similarly, a member came from Chicago with a check on which thirty-eight thousand four hundred fifteen dollars was written. When this member was asked why this particular amount was written, he answered that whatever amount was in my account, I have written all of it and presented it. There are also such people in these countries who, while living in this developed world, make sacrifices for the sake of religion and give everything. Those who are newly coming are also advancing in sincerity and faithfulness.

There is a friend from an Arab country who did bai'at in November 2011 but last year his wife also did bai'at. When the Secretary Maal was asked about them, he told that both husband and wife were discussing among themselves that Jamaat Ahmadiyya is the one which spends in the way of Allah the Almighty in the best manner. Therefore, one should spend in the way of God through them only. His wife was not Ahmadi before. Now by the grace of Allah the Almighty she has also joined the community by doing bai'at and this year both husband and wife have paid a donation of approximately fourteen thousand pounds in Tehrik-e-Jadid which is the biggest sacrifice made by any family from their local community.

Amir of London Region writes that the Wooster Park community was encouraged to complete the target of Tehrik-e-Jadid. A family there, when they were encouraged to donate, gave the money they had saved for going on vacation in Tehrik-e-Jadid and preferred to stay at home during the vacation instead of going somewhere.

Countless incidents of financial sacrifices of men, women and children come to the fore. In this age, as I said, the world's priorities are towards worldly pleasures and comforts. But Ahmadis make sacrifices for the sake of Allah the Almighty's pleasure. A missionary from the Iganga region of Uganda writes that he drew the attention of a member of the Buso community to complete the Tehrik-e-Jadid pledge. The poor people did not have anything else. There was one rooster at home, they immediately presented its price which was equal to their pledge. They said that at this time I don't have any other money. I also have to pay children's school fees. But I will do that later now. First you take my and my family's donation.

National Secretary Tehrik-e-Jadid of the USA writes that an eleven-year-old boy was saving money to buy a video game. Generally at this age children are very fond of video games and they don't see anything except video games. But when this boy was encouraged to donate to Tehrik-e-Jadid, he paid the one hundred dollars he had saved for buying video games as a donation. Thus this child showed fulfillment of the promise of giving priority to religion over the world. Besides this, many children saved the amount given for pocket money and paid it in Tahrik-e-Jadid donation. Now the thinking of children while living in a country like America is certainly commendable and their parents should thank Allah the Almighty for this. And the way of gratitude is that they should raise the standards of their worship and sacrifices.

The missionary of Iganga region from Uganda writes that in a community of our region, Nachere, a child learned prayer and now he leads prayers in his community and also leads Friday prayer. When Amir Sahib encouraged him and gave him some reward, he paid that money in Tahrik-e-Jadid. Some time after this, this child went to attend a funeral, so prayer time came there and this child gave the call to prayer very melodiously. At this, a person there was pleased and gave him a reward, so he also presented that in Tahrik-e-Jadid as donation. Seeing this child, a passion for giving donations was also created in other children of that community and some children said that we will do digging work and pay donation. They were poor. It is a small village. Poor people. So this year six children of this community received the opportunity to pay more than their pledged donations.

So in every corner of the world, Allah the Almighty is granting such sincere ones to the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him) who understand the spirit of sacrifice. May Allah the Almighty grant that this spirit may always progress and everyone may continue to advance in taqwa as well. At this time, while announcing the new year of Tahrik-e-Jadid, I briefly present last year's report. By the grace of Allah the Almighty, the 81st year of Tahrik-e-Jadid ended on 31st October and the 82nd year began. We have entered it and according to the reports that have come so far, this year the total collection in the financial system of Tahrik-e-Jadid was nine million two hundred seventeen thousand eight hundred pounds. Alhamdulillah. This collection is seven hundred forty-seven thousand pounds more than last year.

Despite disturbed conditions in Pakistan, by the grace of Allah the Almighty, they have maintained the standard of sacrifice there and their number is first.

After this, among the countries outside, Germany is in first place. By the grace of Allah the Almighty, there is a very strong spirit of making financial sacrifices in Germany. They are also making sacrifices and abundantly making sacrifices in connection with the construction of mosques there. And their effort is, from everywhere people write anxiously that pray that our mosque should be built quickly and they are ready for every sacrifice for this. But they are also taking full and complete part in other sacrifices. May Allah the Almighty reward them all.

Britain is in second place. USA in third. Canada in fourth. Australia in fifth. India in sixth. A community of the Middle East in seventh. Indonesia in eighth. Then a community of the Middle East in ninth place. Ghana in tenth. Ghana has come up very much from behind and Switzerland which used to be in tenth place has gone to eleventh. And members of Ghana's community have made the most collection or payment this year in terms of percentage of local currency. They have made a sixty percent increase. People of Australia are second in the increase in collection. And then people of Arab countries. Then Canada and other people. Other communities. In terms of per capita payment, among those making notable payments, besides two Arab countries, Switzerland is in first place. Previously this used to be in first place but now by the grace of Allah the Almighty, the spirit of sacrifice is increasing greatly in Arab countries. In terms of per capita sacrifice, America is in fourth place. Australia in fifth and UK in sixth. Germany in seventh. Norway is also progressing, it is in ninth place.

Then among small countries, Singapore, Finland, Japan and four communities of the Middle East are noteworthy. Among African countries, overall, those making notable collections are Ghana, Nigeria, Mauritius, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Gambia, Benin. Regarding the total number, I always emphasize a lot that it should be increased. Even if someone gives just a little as a token. Targets were also given to communities for this. This year, by the grace of Allah, the number of participants in Tehrik-e-Jadid has become thirteen hundred eleven thousand. And one hundred thousand new ones have joined this year. Australia has made considerable progress in this. They have made efforts to include and have included approximately ninety-four percent of people. Canada has made a lot of effort and has included ninety-one percent. India has also done considerable work in this regard. It seems their report has not come. I think they are also equal to this. If the report has not been sent, then send it. Besides this, considerable work has been done in this regard in African countries. Mali has done considerable work this year. Burkina Faso, Congo Brazzaville, Guinea Conakry, Cameroon, Ghana, Senegal, South Africa. They have made more effort than before.

The participants of the first office have five thousand nine hundred twenty-seven accounts, of which eighty-five, by the grace of God, are alive and are paying their donations themselves. The remaining five thousand eight hundred forty-two accounts of the deceased have also been continued by their heirs. The three major chapters of Pakistan which made sacrifices. Lahore is in first place. Rabwah in second. Karachi in third.

And in terms of collection, those making sacrifices are Islamabad, Multan, Quetta, Peshawar, Hyderabad, Mirpur Khas, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Jhang. Ten major districts which made sacrifices. Sialkot number one, Faisalabad two. Sargodha three. Umerkot in fourth place. Gujranwala and Gujrat in fifth. Toba Tek Singh in sixth. Mirpur Azad Kashmir seventh. Okara eight. Nankana Sahib and Sanghar.

Compared to last year, the following Jama'at's presented better performance. Among the small communities, one is Saband Dasti of Hyderabad. Then Ghattialian Khurd. Shahdadpur. Khokhar Gharbi. Kunri. Chak Nau Panyar. Sahiwal. Bashirabad State. Inayatpur Bhatiyan.

Ten chapters of Germany Jama'at: Neuss and Rudermark, Flörsheim, Cologne, Neida, Mahdyabad, Neues-en-Berg, Friedberg, Dreiach and Koblenz.

Ten local amarat: Hamburg, Frankfurt, Groß-Gerau, Darmstadt, Wiesbaden, Mannheim, Mörfelden-Walldorf, Dietzenbach, Riedstadt, Offenbach.

American chapters are Silicon Valley, Detroit, Los Angeles East, Seattle, Central Virginia, York Harrisburg.

The first five regions of Britain are London A. Number two London B. Midlands. North East and South. In terms of per capita payment, the regions of Britain are: Islamabad number one. Midlands. South West. North East and Scotland. In terms of collection, the first ten major communities of Britain are Masjid Fazl at number one. Then Raynes Park. Then Worcester Park, New Malden, Gillingham, Birmingham South, Thornton Heath, Wimbledon Park, Bradford and Glasgow. Among small communities, Leamington Spa is at number one, Wolverhampton, Spain Valley, Coventry, Newcastle. In terms of payment, the small communities are Devon and Cornwall, Leamington Spa, Spain Valley, Swansea and Wolverhampton.

Canadian Jama'at's are Calgary at number one. Peace Village. Toronto. Van. Vancouver. In terms of collection, five noteworthy communities. Edmonton. Durham. Saskatoon South. Milton Georgetown and Ottawa West.

The first ten communities of Australia are Castle Hill, Melbourne South, Brisbane South, ACT Canberra, Adelaide South, Plumpton, Blacktown, Mount Druitt, Marsden Park.

Ten Jama'at's of India are Kairoli (Kerala), Hyderabad, Calicut (Kerala), Qadian, Pathapuram (Kerala), Kannur Town (Kerala) and Pingadi (Kerala), Kolkata (Bengal), Bangalore (Karnataka), Sulur (Tamil Nadu). And in terms of sacrifice, the ten provinces of India are Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Punjab, Bengal, Delhi and Maharashtra. May Allah the Almighty put endless blessings in the wealth and lives of all these participants and may He continue to increase them in sincerity and faithfulness.