During his Khilafat, Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (rta) initiated incredibly important schemes within the Jama’at which were immediately accepted and implemented by all the members of the Community. Here is a summary of some such schemes.
On 29 October 1982, Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (rta) launched the very first scheme of his Khilafat. According to this, an announcement was made that a hundred homes would be built for the poor and would be given to them as gifts. By the grace of Allah, this initiative was completed and over a hundred homes were built and given to the poor. Aside from these homes, the Boyutul-Hamd colony, in which these homes were built, also has a mosque, a primary school, and a beautiful park. This colony is in Rabwah, Pakistan.
In the Friday sermon of 28 January 1983, Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (rta) advised all the Ahmadis to become preachers and invite people towards Ahmadiyyat. After this, further work on spreading the message of Islam was conducted and thousands of people entered the fold of Ahmadiyyat.
On 14 March 1986, Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (rta) launched the Bilal Fund for the children of those Ahmadis who sacrificed their lives and were arrested for being Ahmadi or were martyred. This fund is on going even today and is still used to help and support the families of Ahmadi victims of persecution and martyrs.
One of the most important schemes Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (rta) launched was Waqf-e-Nau. This was launched on 3 April 1987. Huzoor (rta) said that parents should present their children in the way of Allah, prior to their birth. They would make a promise to Allah that whatever Allah granted them—son or daughter—they would commit that child to be the helper of the Faith. At this, Ahmadi parent made sacrifices by presenting their children for the aid of their faith. This practice still continues today. Currently, more than 20,000 children have become part of this scheme.
In May 1989, Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (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.1
In January 1991, Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (rta) launched a fund to help orphans. This fund continues even today. This scheme was named Kafaalat Yaksad-Yataama which means taking care of one hundred orphans, but that was just the beginning. Now, by the grace of God, millions of orphans have been helped through this fund and this scheme is ongoing.
On 21 February 2003, during the Friday sermon, Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (rta) launched a scheme to provide help with the marriages of poor Ahmadi girls. In a sermon on 28 February, Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (rta) named this scheme the Maryam Shadi Fund. This was the final programme launched by Huzoor (rta). This fund continues to grow and, insha’Allah, always will. An amazing fact is that the first and final schemes Huzoor (rta) launched were to help the poor.
1 2008 is when the Urdu edition of this book was published. [Publisher]