Hazrat Musleh Maud (ra) said:

1. “Do you know what it means to work hard? Work so hard that you work up to 13-14 hours a day?

2. Do you know how to speak the truth? That no matter what the circumstances, you could never tell a lie. In front of you even your closest friends and dearest relatives are not able to tell a lie. And if somebody narrates a false story of one’s bravery you couldn’t help but show your disgust.

3. Are you free of all false standards of self-respect? Can you sweep the streets? Can you walk the streets with loads on your shoulders? With a loud voice can you make various announcements in public places? Can you walk for the whole day and keep awake for the whole night?

4. Can you do E'tikaaf, meaning: (a) to sit at one place for a number of days; (b) to sit for hours praying, and (c) to refrain from talking to anyone for hours and days.

5. Are you able to travel? Alone, carrying your own baggage and without any money in your pocket, among enemies and opponents, among strangers and non-acquainted people? For days, weeks and months?

6. Do you accept that there are some people who are above all types of defeat? They do not even like to hear the word defeat. They are willing to cut through mountains, they are ready to hold back the flow of the rivers. Do you think that you can be ready for such a sacrifice?

7. Do you have the courage that when the entire world says “No”, you say “Yes”. All around you people laugh at you, yet you remain composed. People run after you and say, "Wait, we are going to kill you", and instead of running away you sto p and with great humbleness you say, "Here, kill me." You listen to no one, as you know the people utter falsehoods, but you should convince them all because you are truthful.

8. You should not say, “I worked hard, but God Almighty has failed me”. Instead in each failure you blame your own self. You should firmly believe that whoever works hard will succeed and whoever does not succeed has not worked at all.

9. If you are like this then you have the potential to be a good preacher and a good businessman. But where are you? A man of God has been in search of you for a very long time. O Youth of Ahmadiyyat! Search for this person in your province, in your city, in your surroundings and in your hearts - since the tree of Islam is withering away and only with his blood will it once again flourish.”