Tabligh Movement
2. HAZRATJI
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impressed upon them. It was in the mosques also
that the missionary groups were formed. People
from all walks of life gathered to remember God in
the mosques and came in contact with one another
there. Today we mistakenly suppose that it is the
money that we earn by our efforts that runs the
mosques. The mosques, consequently, are full of
material objects and devoid of spiritual wealth. The
mosques at the time of the companions of the
Prophet were not dependent upon businessmen
and did not have such facilities as we have today.
Still, they served as great training centres in
individuals’ and in social life. Their frequenters first
reformed their own ways and then spared no efforts
to initiate others into the same way of life. Now we
must set ourselves the task of preparing others to
share this responsibility of indoctrinating others
with religious truths alongside their secular
education. After having performed the outdoor
activities they should not forget the learning they
have gained in the process of teaching; and they
must continue those activities in the mosques of
their own areas. It is our bounden duty to draw
their attention towards this gigantic task. At least
one person in each family should devote a part of
