Tabligh Movement
1. MAULANA ILYAS
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would say a prayer of thanks that God had granted
him the opportunity to serve His servants.
It was this saintly person who was the father of
Maulana Ilyas. This family traced its descent to the
Valiullahi family, who had been chosen by God to
rectify the distorted picture of Islam which had
resulted from the Taimur family’s wrong attitude
towards religion. He was born into a family where
there was no need to have recourse to make-believe
stories for inspiration, as there had been a whole
series of such devoted people in his family whose
true stories of sacrifice in the path of God very well
served the purpose. Even the women would tell
their babies the stories of their forefathers who had,
at all costs, dedicated themselves to the divine path.
Religion was practised to the letter. The mothers in
this family naturally did not wish material success
for their children. On seeing extraordinary abilities
in them, they did not say, like common people,
“This child will be rich and great.” They said rather,
“This child reminds me of the companions of the
prophet. We wish he could follow the same path.” It
was in such an atmosphere that the Maulana grew
up.
