Tabligh Movement
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catch the rational phoenix. This procedure may
appear non-religious but the success rate is cent
percent.
Now the question arises as to
what
the Tabligh is
doing. Is it right, and does it suffice for the revival
of religion? This question has remained a subject of
discussion for a long period of time. In my view, an
answer can be found, which, while accepting the
full importance of Tabligh work, also acknowledges
the need to provide intellectual satisfaction to those
who want to work in other fields as well, provided
that on an intellectual plane they are able to relate
the different aspects of the work as a whole, thus
serving the same purpose from different angles.
My study of the Quran and the Hadith has brought
me to the conclusion that the demands of religion
are of two kinds. The first is related to the essence,
the soul of religion; the realization of God, the
establishment of a relationship of fear and hope, of
trust, of submission to Him in all one’s affairs, be
they spiritual or material.
The second demand is temporal, created by circum-
stances. It is true that religion does at times come
