Tabligh Movement
1. MAULANA ILYAS
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career which will convey the hardship that he
experienced in taming this unyielding nation.
Once, during one of his preaching missions,
Maulana Ilyas put his hand lovingly on the
shoulders of a Mewati, only to have him fly into a
rage and shout at him. “If you ever touch me with
your hand again, I’ll give you a good beating.” The
cool and calm Maulana immediately bent to his feet
saying, “You did not forbid me to touch your feet,
did you?”
Similarly, once, when he was impressing upon a
Mewati the importance of leading a religious life,
the Mewati, instead of paying heed to the message,
dealt him a hard blow. The Maulana was so frail
physically that he collapsed. When he regained
consciousness, he got up and caught hold of his
assailant’s shirt. “You have done your job,” he said,
“now listen to me!” Here was someone who,
instead of taking revenge, asked only the favour of
being listened to with patience. The Mewati was
touched. He fell at his feet and begged his
forgiveness saying that if he were not to be
forgiven, he should be eternally condemned.
