Tabligh Movement
4. TWO DAYS IN NIZAMUDDIN
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Now it was time for breakfast for the entire
community. After breakfast, another meeting was
arranged to impart religious knowledge which
dwelt on forming a proper relationship with the
Lord and trusting Him alone in all our affairs. This
meeting concluded with prayers. The Chief (Emir)
prayed, to which the others said Amen. The
powerlessness of man and the all-powerfulness of
God was emphasized. Feelings of love and fear for
God so touched people’s hearts as to make them
cry. After this prayer, the despatching of missionary
groups was attended to. Lists of those who had
offered their services for this work were drawn up
according to the areas to which they were to be
despatched. The names of those people who were
undertaking the journey were called out one by one,
and each in turn came up to the chief to shake
hands with him and receive his blessings before he
departed. Such a poignant scene evoked memories
of the Prophet sitting in the Masjid-e-Nabawi,
exhorting people and sending them out in groups to
propagate the message to those who were ignorant.
The Emir shook hands with each of them and
wished them well with the invocation: “I entrust
you to God and pray for you. May God accept our
