Tabligh Movement
1. MAULANA ILYAS
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The Maulana, in the habit of holding a congregation
after the morning prayer, came to the pulpit to
address the people. He asked the schoolboys to
come nearer, and all of the students did so except
two who seemed to be missing from the
congregation. The Maulana, assuming that these
two could not be very far away, decided to wait for
them, and start the sermon when they had arrived.
But it took a long time for them to arrive, which in
itself seemed very suspicious, and it was soon
revealed that they had left the night before for a
cinema show.
The manager of the school to which the students be-
longed was also present at the centre. He was
distressed at their bad behaviour. He as well as
other authorities, had done their best to reform him,
but to no avail. Now the boy had come to be
considered incorrigible, as he had resisted all well-
meaning efforts to improve him. Now his expulsion
from the school was brought under consideration.
After the incident, at Nizamuddin, the Manager
wrote to the headmaster to order his explusion
immediately.
