Overview
Hadhrat Musleh Ma’udra demanded only 27,500 rupees in the first year of the scheme from Jama’ at. The minimum requirement needed to participate in the scheme was 5 rupees
per year. However, by the Grace of Allah Almighty the collection amount in the first year was 100,000 rupees and since then till today year after year Jama’at members have stepped forward and participated in this scheme with zeal and enthusiasm and by the grace of Allah Almighty now Jama’at has been established in more than 180 countries around the world and annual collection has surpassed millions of dollars. Initially the scheme was established only for 3 years. Later it was extended few times but in 1953, when the 19 years term of the scheme ended Huzur made it a permanent scheme.
The distribution of this vast amount of money collected, was then under the guidance of Hazur dispersed into five ‘daftars’ or register in Tahrik-e-Jadid.
1. Daftar I: consists of Mujahidin from 1934 — 1944
2. Daftar II: consists of Mujahidin from 1944 — 1965
3. Daftar III: consists of Mujahidin from 1965 — 1985
4. Daftar IV: consists of Mujahidin from 1985 — 2004
5. Daftar V: consists of Mujahidin from 2004 onward.
While inaugurating daftar V, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih V (aba) said:
"……The principle laid down by Hadrat Muslih Ma‘udra 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 who join the Financial Sacrifices of Tahrik-e-Jadid will become part of Daftar V, Insha’allah. Those who have joined Ahamdiyyat in the past few years and have not yet joined Tahrik-e-Jadid should be made part of it. These people too will join Daftar V. As I have said before, 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 Tahrike-Jadid. They should, therefore, join this Tahrik, not only to improve their own lives, but also to join the ranks of those who help to convey this message farther. I know that there are a lot of such people, especially in India and Africa, who have not 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." (Friday, Nov 5th 2004)
Moreover he said:
"…. Hadrat Muslih Ma‘ud (ra) 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 make financial sacrifices. It will be like a precursor or herald that will announce the coming of a great Institution behind it, which will be called Nizam-e-Wasiyyat. And as I have already mentioned that there is a deep connection between Nizam-e-Wasiyyat and Nizam-e-Khilafat. Moreover, with Nizam-e-Wasiyyat, our standard of sacrifices also has to get higher and Tahrik-e-Jadid is there to accustom us beforehand to make these sacrifices…" (Friday, Nov 5th 2004)
In words of Hadhrat Musleh Ma’udra:
“The occasion to present Tahrik e Jadid was such an ideal occasion that no other occasion would suit this purpose better and to present Tahrik e Jadid on right time is one of special success that Allah has blessed me during my life. Indeed I think that the time when I started this Tahrik it was best time of my life and that occasion is best among all so that I can lay foundation of this great venture.” (Friday Sermon. 8th Feb 1936).