Tabligh Movement
1. MAULANA ILYAS
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any interest. This incident reminded us of the last
thing that the Maulana had done. He made us
promise that in times of any difficulty we would go
away from human settlement to some lonely place
and turn to God in solitude. So we stayed that night
in the mosque, and as soon as the day broke, all
three of us went out of the settlement to pray. We
prayed the whole day and returned in the evening
to the same mosque. After the Maghrib prayer, the
same message was announced. At this point the
Mewati paused, as if he was going to unravel some
mystery. A mystery it was indeed. He went on,
“They all seemed rooted to the spot. Not a single
soul stood up to leave. My friends, this is the way
our work shall continue, with the help of God.”
Here was the evidence that prayer was the power
that could shake the world and move mountains. It
armed the resourceless and gave them courage to
face all obstacles in their path. It was a blessing that
made the dumb speak, the blind see and the lame
walk; in short, a key to all locked doors.
The history of Tabligh abounds in experience which
have endowed its members with such mental and
