The Waqf ‘Ārḍi Scheme was initiated by Hazrat Khalīfatul-Masīh III (rh) in 1966. Its objective was to prepare every Ahmadī member as a Murabbī [Missionary] and to facilitate religious training of all Ahmadīs. Under this scheme, groups of Wāqifin are sent to outside Jamā‘ats for specified periods of time at their own expenses.