Tabligh Movement
2. HAZRATJI
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to share in the religious environment. There they
were trained to urge others to follow the same path.
And, when they returned home, they were expected
to retain their impression for a long time. It was
expected that the religious and spiritual lessons
they had been taught, would be pursued by them in
the mosques of their neighbourhood. This mosque-
oriented life in itself, as the Maulana saw it, would
ensure success in both the worlds.
He explained his point of view in a letter to one of
his followers: “To learn to lead a truly religious life,
whatever the sphere one belonged to, one was
required to spare four months out of one’s worldly
engagements. During this period one had to preach
the word of God to all those one came in contact
with, on journeys to various places in and outside
the country. The Prophet’s companions had thrown
themselves into the performing of this task with
total dedication. Their activities centered on
mosques, where they talked of the greatness of God
which strengthened them in their faith. It was in the
mosques that they learnt how to purify their
actions. It was there that the fact that they were
accountable to God for their deeds was indelibly
