Tabligh Movement
1. MAULANA ILYAS
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His parents owned a bookshop which was managed
by his elder brother, Maulana Yahya. Maulana
Ilyas, being too weak for physical exertion, could
not undertake to help his elder brother in his work.
Instead, he devoted his time and attention to
religious studies, while his elder brother worked
hard to run the bookshop. One day the manager
suggested to him that Maulana Ilyas should also be
engaged in the work. Maulana Yahya, was quite
disconcerted at his remark, and replied, “The
prophet has said, ‘You owe your provision to the
weaker members of your family.’ I believe that it is
owing to this child that I am provided for.” He
further admonished him not to say such things to
him in future. In this atmosphere of absolute purity
of thought, word and deed, it was natural that his
emotions and feelings should be cast in the same
mould. One of the Maulana’s classfellows has
narrated an incident which took place when he was
a student. “One day,” he said, “The Maulana
brought a stick, and holding it, in his hand, he said,
“Come, my dear Riyazul Islam, let us declare holy
war on those who do not say their prayers.”
