Tehrik-e-Jadid

اِنَّ اللّٰہَ اشۡتَرٰی مِنَ الۡمُؤۡمِنِیۡنَ اَنۡفُسَہُمۡ وَ اَمۡوَالَہُمۡ بِاَنَّ لَہُمُ الۡجَنَّۃَ
(111 :التوبۃ)

“Surely, Allah has purchased of the believers their persons and their property in return for the Garden they shall have.” (The Holy Qur’ an, Ch: 9, Verse: 111)

“I see the earth slipping from under the feet of the Ahrar. They say they will wipe out this Jamaat, but Allah Almighty has told me of a plan with which the Jamaat will spread in all countries of the world and no one will be able to destroy it.” Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II RA
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153. Qa’id Tehrik-e-Jadid shall motivate members of Majlis Ansarullah to participate in the financial sacrifices of Tehrik-e-Jadid. He shall also make the demands of Tehrik-e-Jadid known to all the members.

Responsibilities

  • Qa’id Tehrīke-e-Jadīd shall motivate members of Majlis Ansarullah to participate in the financial sacrifices of Tehrīke-e-Jadīd. He shall also make the demands of Tehrīke-e-Jadīd known to all the members.

    Tehīk-e-Jadīd is a blessed scheme which starts from 1st November and ends on 31st October. It is our duty to make Ansãr brothers aware of the importance of this scheme.

    Hazrat Ameer ul Momineenایدہ اللہ تعالیٰ بنصرہ العزیزhas urged Ansãr to ensure that 100% of them take part in this blessed scheme.

What is tehrik-e-Jadid?

The Tahrik-e-Jadid scheme was initiated by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II (ra) under Divine guidance on 23rd November 1934 in response to a great wave of opposition to the Jamaat, Tahrik-e-Jadid literal translation is “The New Scheme”.

As Hazrat Musleh Maud (ra) launched Tahrik-e-Jadid, he lay out its purposes in a number of addresses. On one occasion, Huzoor (ra) said:

“The purpose of launching Tahrik-e-Jadid is to acquire such a fund with which Allah’s message can be delivered as far as the corners of the earth with ease and facility.” (Friday Sermon, 27 November 1942)

Tahrik-e-Jadid began as a temporary scheme to span over a period of three years but, as time passed, Huzoor (ra) extended it further. At its nineteenth anniversary, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II (ra) said:

“Now that nineteen years are coming to an end, I have decided that Tahrik-e-Jadid will continue up to your last breaths.” (Friday Sermon, 27 November 1953)

“I hope that Tahrik-e-Jadid will last for countless ages, just as the stars in the sky, so did Allah say to Hazrat Ibrahim that his progeny would be countless. And Hazrat Ibrahim’s progeny greatly served the faith, and the same is being done through Tahrik-e-Jadid.” (Friday Sermon, 22 February, 1935)

In his Friday Sermon of 9 November 1934, Huzoor (ra) stressed the importance of joining Tahrik-e-Jadid:

“Though one is free whether or not to join Tahrik-e-Jadid, but if someone has the means to join it and does not do so because Khalifatul Masih has declared it to be optional, he will be brought to account either in this world or the next…” (Friday Sermon, 9 November 1934)

Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IVrh said: “The philosophy of Tahrik-e-Jadid, as put forth by Hazrat Fazl-e-Umarra [Khalifatul Masih II], is that we should try to save money in every way and offer as much as we can in the way of Allah. Every Ahmadi should protect himself against sin and seek Allah’s forgiveness.” (Friday Sermon, 5 November 1993)

Dafatir of tehrik-e-Jadid

Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IIra said: “I have decided that Tahrik-e-Jadid should be organised in such a manner that each Daftar should be divided into two terms… the duration of each being nineteen years. Members who join later should continue to participate in these 19-year terms. I do not want to change this period because of the wisdom which lies in the figure 19, as put forth by myself.” (Friday Sermon, 27 November, 1953) 

Tahrik-e-Jadid has so far been divided into the following Dafatir: 

  1. Daftar I: Mujahidin from 1934 — 1944 
  2. Daftar II: Mujahidin from 1944 — 1965 
  3. Daftar III: Mujahidin from 1965 — 1985 
  4. Daftar IV: Mujahidin from 1985 — 2004 
  5. Daftar V: Mujahidin from 2004 onward. 

Inaugurating Daftar V, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa stated:

“The principle laid down by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IIra was that Tahrik-e-Jadid would be divided into 19-year periods. In keeping with this principle, Daftar IV has completed its 19 years and Daftar V begins from today. From now on, all the new Mujahidin [contributing members] who join the financial sacrifices of Tahrik-e-Jadid will become part of Daftar V, Insha-Allah. Those who have joined Ahmadiyyat in the past few years but have not yet joined Tahrik-e-Jadid should be included. These people too will join Daftar V. As I have said earlier, such new Ahmadis need to be told that it is essential to make financial sacrifices, and also that, even the message of Ahmadiyyat which reached them, actually, was the result of sacrifices that people made for Tahrik-e-Jadid. They should, therefore, join this Tahrik, not only to improve their own selves, but also to join the ranks of those who play a role in conveying this message further. I know that there are many such people, especially in India and Africa, who have not yet been made part of financial sacrifices. You have to bring them into this system. Moreover, from now on, all newborn Ahmadi children will also become part of Daftar V.” 

Emphasising this further, Huzooraa said: 

“Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IIra once said that the institution of Tahrik-e-Jadid is a forerunner to Nizam-e-Wasiyyat, which means that Tahrik-e-Jadid will help strengthen Nizam-e-Wasiyyat and it will become the basis for people to get used to making financial sacrifices. It will be like a precursor or herald that will announce the coming of a great institution behind it – the institution of Nizam-e-Wasiyyat. I have already mentioned the deep connection between Nizam-e-Wasiyyat and Nizam-e-Khilafat. Moreover, with Nizam-e-Wasiyyat, our standard of sacrifice also has to be raised and Tahrik-e-Jadid is there to accustom us beforehand to make these sacrifices…”

(Friday Sermon, 5 November 2004)

The Demands of Tahrik-e-Jadid

Tahrik-e-Jadid, as laid out by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IIra, is not only a scheme of financial sacrifice, but a scheme that demands a complete overhaul of one’s personality and character. Right from the time of its inception, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IIra told the Jamaat that Tahrik-e-Jadid required them to:

  1. Lead simple lives 
  2. Participate in spreading the message of Islam worldwide 
  3. Dedicate their holidays from employment for the service of the Jamaat 
  4. Dedicate their lives to serve Islam 
  5. Dedicate during seasonal vacation, periods for the service of the Jamaat
  6. Offer their children for life-time Waqf [devotion] 
  7. Pensioners/retired people to offer themselves for service of Jamaat 
  8. Dedicate part of one’s income and property
  9. Influential and learned Ahmadis to deliver lectures on the teachings of Islam 
  10. Prepare counter arguments against the adverse propaganda 
  11. Seek advice from the Jamaat when deciding about higher education and careers for children
  12. Develop the habit of manual labour 
  13. Take up even petty jobs if unemployed 
  14. Promote Islamic culture 
  15. Promote honesty in the society 
  16. Keep roads and pavements clean 
  17. Protect women’s rights 
  18. Build houses in Qadian if possible 
  19. Offer special prayers in order to succeed in these undertakings

Renewal of the Accounts of Deceased Ones

Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IVrh appealed for renewal of the accounts of deceased ones who took part in Daftar I. He said:

“How can one be considered dead whose Chanda continues to be paid? We have to revive Daftar I. I want this Daftar to continue till the Last Day. The names of those who have once made exemplary sacrifices for the faith should never be forgotten. Their descendants should continue to pay Chanda on their behalf, and never should we say that even one of them is dead. They are alive in the sight of God and are also living in the form of their sacrifices. We should continue to witness the signs of their life in this world as well.” (Friday Sermon, 2 December 1982) 

In relation to reviving the accounts of deceased members of Tahrik-e-Jadid, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa also urged the Jamaat to do so: 

“You do not need to be disheartened as to how you will manage to revive such old accounts. Try to revive them from as far as you can, and then witness how Allah’s blessings descend upon you. As these blessings keep increasing, your capacity in this regard shall increase likewise, so much so that you will even wish to maintain continuity and make sure that no year has passed without payment… You must, therefore, attend to your own sacrifices as well as to those of your parents. Move forward quickly and be rewarded by the prayers of Angels, so that these blessings can pass on to your children as well. These prayers will be the greatest treasure you will leave behind for your progeny.” (Friday Sermon, 5 November 2005)

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