Tabligh Movement
2. HAZRATJI
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PRAYER
The Maulana always concluded his speech with
prayer. The word prayer as it is generally
understood, is perhaps inadequate to recall fully
what prayer meant to him. In seeking God’s help
through prayer, he aspired to establish direct
contact with God, and so engrossed was he with his
prayers that he seemed to be the embodiment of
them. Those who have attended his gatherings say,
“while he was praying it seemed that he had neither
prayed before nor was he ever going to pray again
in future. It was as if he would ask for all that he
had ever wanted and say to God all that he had
ever wanted to say in that one prayer, his psychic
state, the contents of his prayer, his spontaneity
coupled with the unparalleled force of his words,
cast a spell on the audience. When the prayer was
made in Urdu, the people would almost burst into
tears.
On one such occasion, he asked forgiveness for his
sins, salvation in the next life, predominance of
religion in this world, and guidance for all
mankind. The prayer was made as was fitting, not a
