Tabligh Movement
1. MAULANA ILYAS
~ 44 ~
in a fervent struggle; such an effort is inevitably
seen through to its conclusion. The only possible
result of such initiatives is success.
Yet they were people who had found only a partial
truth, wrongly considering it to be the whole truth.
One can then imagine what the strength of such a
conviction would be like when based on truth in the
real sense of the word. When such truths are firmly
implanted in one’s heart and mind, like a divine
fervour, one can gauge what enormous benefits can
result. Where other movements have succeeded in
influencing only some parts of the world, or only a
limited number of people, the true faith has the
potential to move all mankind. Who can check the
tide of a movement launched by people who have
put their total trust in God? When human concepts
can bring about revolution, what greater revolution
can be brought about through divine concepts!
The Kalimah is thus the essence of religion – the
greatest power on earth. The movement can,
therefore, be appropriately called a Kalimah
movement. But one should not forget that any
movement, secular or religious, is essentially a
