Tabligh Movement
1. MAULANA ILYAS
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are brought to fruition and our initiatives yield
positive results.
The belief in this concept serves a double function.
On the one hand, it strengthens the heart of the
preacher; on the other, it brings the hope and
conviction that God will melt the hearts of the
congregation so that they become receptive to the
message.
To Maulana Ilyas, this concept of blessing provided
the greatest weapon to the preachers. It gave a
preacher the force and inner conviction to face all
hardship. He would never yield to pressure,
whatever the circumstances, and there would be no
challenge which he would not feel well equipped to
meet – such would be the resoluteness of his
character.
AN APPEAL TO THE HEART
Late one evening in October 1930, the renowned
poet, Dr. Mohammad Iqbal, received a visitor, who
was also a litterateur, at his residence in Lahore.
Reclining in his armchair, he was conversing with
him on a variety of topics which seemed of great
