Tabligh Movement
1. MAULANA ILYAS
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This latter incident, besides showing his sincerity
and eagerness, also shows how his concern for their
welfare had turned to anguish. He was willing to go
to any lengths for the sake of impressing upon them
the eternal realities.
Such involvement could not fail to reap dividends:
large numbers of people were brought into his fold
from various parts of the country to spread the
message he entrusted them with. Staying day and
night in a religious and spiritual atmosphere indeed
worked wonders for them for when those people
returned home after having undergone the training,
they were changed people. Far from falling under
the bad influence of their surroundings, they set out
to be a good influence on their environment. The
Maulana had found the solution to his problem.
The whole of Mewat was transformed. Great
spiritual excitement and enthusiasm could be seen
among the people at large. Where previously,
mosques had been few and far between, now
mosques and religious schools came up in every
settlement. Not only had they increased in number
and size, but the local people had also come to
