Tabligh Movement
4. TWO DAYS IN NIZAMUDDIN
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People from far and near, from a diversity of lands
and climes come together at this point. The
congregation is of rich and poor, of young and old,
of educated and illiterate.
What is it that brings myriads of people flocking to
this place? This is the first question that strikes a
new-comer. The answer is not long in coming to
him, for as he joins in the programme, listening to
the speeches and heart-felt prayers, and saying
Amen to them, he can feel an extraordinary
property possessing his heart and mind, just like
magic. There is some irresistible force that draws
him closer and closer to the truth of the matter. His
own personal experience tells him why this place is
thronged with people from far and near, from home
and abroad.
I was asleep in a room in the upper storey of the
mosque. The voice of the alarm wakened me up at
half past three O’ clock. The activities at the Tabligh
centre had commenced. People got up and carried
out their ablutions to be ready for Tahajjud (after-
midnight prayer). Some engaged themselves in
reciting the Quran; while others were praying for
