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this place has beenmade a permanent centre of invitation to Islam.
On the one hand, it has a historical appeal, so that people from
all over the world flock to it every year; on the other hand, it has
been regarded as the sanctum sanctorum and a place of safety, i.e.
it has been so arranged that this area always remains under Muslim
jurisdiction; no outsiders will ever be able to have political or
administrative control over it. Besides the first two arrangements,
amazingly indeed, a third arrangement has been made to lay the
economic foundation of this territory on very firm ground, so that
the people of this area are never dependent upon others for their
material needs and so that they may never have to stint upon the
proclamation and exercise of their
Dawah
duty.
