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First Edition: Rajab 1415
December 1994
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3. Foreword
4. The difference between “Amir bil Maroof wan-Nahy anil Munkar” and
“Dawat-o-Tableegh.”
6. The benefits of Dawah and the repulsion of a misunderstanding.
7. A sincere answer.
8. A philosophical answer.
9. The opinion of a member of the C.I.D. regarding the Tableegh .Jamaat.
10. View of a policeman in regards to the Tableegh Jamaat.
10. A hindu restaurateur’s view on the Tableegh Jamaat.
11. Why the disunity of the Ummah.
11. Why coming out in Jamaat is so difficult.
13. When will this Deen become “our” Deen?
13. Appeal to the older workers.
13. Presenting this mission to Arab leaders.
14. How should students go out in Jamaat?
15. A pressing need.
16. The value of leisure time.
16. The parable of common people.
17. Message to the Ulama.
17. The plight of the parents of secular-school students.
18. Tableegh within secular-school students.
18. Why does a person revert to his former condition upon returning from
Jamaat?
18. The most superior form of politics.
19. Why only six points?
22. The reward of setting out to implement Deen.
24. The importance of implementing Deen in the eyes of the Sahaabah
Radhiallahu Anhum.
26. The correct procedure of implementing this mission.
27. Power does not lie in numbers but in firm resolution.
FOREWORD
Compiler
Dated: Friday 29 Safar 1392
The difference between “Amr bil Maroof wan-Nahy anil Munkar”
and “Dawat-o-Tableegh.”
People enquired of Hadhrat Maulana Ghulam Rasul Makki Sahib if there is any
difference between “Amr bil Maroof,” and “Nahy anil Munkar” and “Dawah.”
Which one of the three are the current activities of the Tableeghi Jamaat adhering to?
Is the Tableeghi Jamaal engaged in Tableegh or in Amr bil Maroof or in the activities
of Dawah?
In answer to this question Hadhrat replied:- “For Amr bit Maroof(enjoining good)
there is a need for Salaahiyyat (competence) and for “Nahy anil Munkar (forbidding
evil) there is a need within the Ummah for Istidaad (willingness and inclination).
Until and unless the attributes of Salaahiyyat and Istidaad are not developed, a great
multitude of this Ummah will mock and belittle the divine laws of shariah the
moment the mission of .4mr bit Maroof and Nahy anil Munkar is implemented and
the fatwas (religious verdicts) of “permissible” and “impermissible” are passed. And
naturally, if a person commits a sin whilst considering it to be a sin, it won’t be as
great an offence as it would be in the case of mocking and belittling the most
seemingly trivial law of shariah. The gravity of such an offence can be gauged from
the fact that ridiculing the most seemingly insignificant law of shariah renders one a
“Kafr.” Hence, if “Amr bit Maroof and Nahy anil Munkar” are enforced without the
salaahiyyat and Istidaad of the Ummah, there is a fear of the Ummah landing itself in
Kufr as a consequence to the mocking and belittling of the laws of shariah.
Similarly, “Tableegh” is the name awarded to the propagation of Deen. Today our
own condition is such that we lack the attributes of Salaah and Falaah (piety and
spiritual prosperity) without which Tableegh is not possible. When non-Muslims
witness the deeds and words of this Ummah, they find them to be in total conflict with
the teachings of Shariah. How can our shariat have an impact on others when the
ummah itself is devoid of the laws of shariah. Hence, prior to Tableegh (amongst
non-Muslims), the ummah is compelled to develop the attributes of Salaah and
Falaah to a degree of excellence.
The current efforts amongst the Ummah itself with the label of Tableegh are all being
implemented to promote activities of Dawah. And this activity in turn will lead the
way to the salaahiyyat (competence) of “Amr bit Maroof’
and the Istidaad (willingness and tendency) of “Nahy anil Munkar.” Owing to this
Dawah mission, an awareness and a spirit of Deen will be created in the Ummah and
this is the activity which in turn will bring about salaah (piety) and Falaah (spiritual
prosperity) in the Ummah. As a consequence to salaah and Falaah, Tableegh will
advance steadily whilst complying with the principles and rules of conduct.
Upon this Moulana asked Hadhrat Jee :- “What! don’t you have three hundred and
thirteen as yet? Today hundreds of thousands of people are actively involved in the
Tableeghi Jamaat.” Hadhrat Jee replied:- “Moulana Saheb! Let alone three hundred
and thirteen, a total of forty has not as yet been realized.” Moulana inquired: “When
will this total be realized?” Hadhrat Jee Rahmatullahi Alayhi replied:- “Until the
yaqeen of this ummah is not diverted away from their pockets to the treasures of the
Creator, we will not be able to attain this number. Nowadays, whenever the call is
given to make effort upon Deen, the first thing people look towards is their pockets
and then only do they come forward.
Abandoning the Dawah activities has not only led to a total termination of
Dawah amongst the Kuffaar but it has deprived the Muslims of the dynamism
of Yaqeen and excellence they once enjoyed due to their engagement in this
field. Not only are they deprived of excellence but owing to their endeavour
contrary to it, Yaqeen has slowly dissipated (from their hearts). Another
common fallacy is that the work of Dawah should be extended to non-Muslims
alone. Whereas just as non-Muslims are invited towards Islam, Muslims are
invited to Imaan and A‘maal. As Hadhrat Musa Alayhis-Salaam used to invite
Firaun to accept Islam whilst inviting the Bani-lsraeel towards Imaan, Salaah,
Tawakkul (trust in Allah), salvation from all calamities and towards attaining
success in both the worlds.
As regards to the issue of Dawah amongst the non-Muslims, so until the non-
Muslims lands, riches and materialistic wealth - which they have in abundance
- does not leave our hearts and until the Yaqeen of success which is based
upon A‘maale Muhammadi (prophetic activities) is not firmly embedded into our
hearts, and until the yaqeen of them (the Kuffaar) being lamentable and in
need in spite of their excessive wealth does not come into our hearts, we will
not become independent of following them and if we do, then because of our
lack of Yaqeen and Ikhlaas, our independence will not be divinely assisted by
Allah Ta’aala.
A sincere answer
In other words: a brief answer to a lengthy objection.
member of the Tableegh Jamaat and enquired:- “What is the name of your
Jamaat?”
Senior :- “Yes of course! and that is the Holy Quran.” C.l.D. :- “Do you have a head-
quarters (a Markaz)?”
Senior :- “Yes! there is a city in Saudi Arabia namely Makkah Muazzamah wherein
stands Baitullah. That is our headquarters.”
C.1.D. :- “How many branches does this head-quarter command and in which
countries are they?”
Senior :- “All the Mosques of the world are the branches of this headquarters.”
Senior :- “Our leader passed away more than thirteen centuries ago. His name is
Muhammad Sallallahu Alayhi wa sallam.’
C.I.D. :- “What is the total roll of your members and where are they stationed in the
world?”
Senior :- “All those who recite the Kalimah - Laa ilaha ilallahu ... are members of
this Jamaat.”
C.I.D. :- “Do you have any funds? If so, where are the funds?”
Senior ‘The money in the pockets of those who profess the Kalimah of Laa ilaha
illalahu makes up our funds.”
Note : This is not a temporary solution but in fact our mission should be
molded eternally onto these lines and effort is made on this by coming out
in Jamaat.
“The aim of our Jamaat is to disseminate amongst the Muslims the Deen brought to
us by Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam. This is our cardinal aim.”
Many members of the C.I.D. also participate in the various Tableegh gatherings
(Ijtimas) to air their eccentric and multifarious views on the Tableegh movement.
One of their opinions is presented below. One of the members of the C.I.D. had
written in his note-book “These people (the Tableegh Jamaat) either talk about things
above the sky
or about things beneath the earth. They don’t ever make mention about the things on
the surface of the earth. So, if I have to lay a charge against them, on what grounds
can I?”
Note: What he meant was that these people either discuss the omnipotence (Qudrat)
of Allah Ta’aala and the delicacies of Jannah, both of which deal with the
transcendental or they talk about Jahannam and the spectacle of the grave and so
forth, all of which deals with the subterranean.
They don’t ever talk about things on the surface of the earth. In other words, not a
word is mentioned about politics. Therefore, if I have to arrest them, on what grounds
can I do so? From this we deduce that the Jamaats can protect themselves against
Fitnah (turbulence) and peacefully develop the condition of their Imaan and progress
in the pursuit of Deen and spiritual awareness by adhering to the above.
View of a policeman in regards to the Tableegh Jamaat
Note: the mediums of obliterating evil character are all on the decline. The A‘amaal
of Deen will surely bring about good character. Our present- day Ijtimas are more
like models. If people instil these Deeni A‘maal in their day-to-day life-styles,
decadence will vanish without actually pursuing the mediums to eradicate it. This is
why people are invited out for a few days into the path of Allah Ta’aala after the
Ijtima as part of working and toiling on this “model” life of the Ijtima.
About seven to eight thousand people attended an Ijtima held in one of the major
cities of India. The brothers attending the Ijtima used to eat out in the restaurants of
the city. After having meals in one of the Hindu - owned restaurants, the owner of the
restaurant called one of the brothers and asked :- “Is there any difference between you
Muslims and the Muslims who attend the Urs (death anniversary of a saint etc.
celebrated annually by the heretics)?”
The restaurateur submitted : “The behaviour and character of you Muslims leaves me
quite astonished. People who attend the Urs don’t usually converse without using foul
language. They are ever ready to come to blows for every trivial issue. They eat three
rotis and claim to have eaten two instead. They are always fighting and speaking lies.
As for you people, you always carry a tasbeeh in your hands and you are always
engaged in the
remembrance of the Almighty. If in error we charge for two rotis, you are swift in
admitting that you ate four. You don’t make any noise nor do you create a racket of
any sort. No doubt, I’ve seen eccentrically perfect Muslims only today.”
Note: Character has a great impact on people. This is what is toiled upon once a
person goes out with the Tableegh Jamaat and an all-out effort is made to develop
good character and sublime habits.
Relating a saying of Hadhrat Jee Rahmatullahi Alayhi, a person says :- ‘The Sahaabah
Radhiallahu Anhum had won over even strangers (Kafirs) whilst today we have
estranged our own people referring to them as strangers to such an extent that a
Muslim, in spite of hailing from our fraternity, has become a complete stranger and
enemy to us. On the other hand, the Sahaabah Radhiallahu Anhum used to refer even
to the disbelievers as their own people thereby rendering them as such whereas today
we refer to our own people as enemies and have consequently made them such. We
have to meet the people by going out in Jamaats and refer to them as “our” people.
Once we refer to them as our people,” they will automatically affiliate with us. This
in turn will pave the way to the unity of the Ummah.
A brother engaged in Jamaat work explains why we lack the yearning for going out in
Tableegh. He says: “The chief reason for our reluctance is that we will be compelled
to act against the Nafs once we set out onto the field of Tableegh. However, Tableegh
is not very difficult. Our temperaments are inclined towards executing all our worldly
activities simply because they are compatible and congenial to the Nafs. However,
following deep thought one realizes that if one engages in worldly activities, the Nafs
is satisfied, albeit once only but one is thereafter confronted with many difficulties.
On the contrary, the Nafs will no doubt find it a burden, albeit once only, if one
engages in a Deeni activity but the very same burden will prove to be a source of ease
and comfort in this world as well as the next.
An incident is reported to the effect that a princess was once strolling in a jungle when
she lost her way. As nightfall approached and darkness fell, she saw a light at a
distance and proceeded towards it. Upon reaching it,
she sees a hut occupied by a student of Deen busy studying a Kitab in the
light offered by a candle before him. She went up to him, apprised him of her
present situation and requested to pass the night at his place. He acceded to
her request. During the night, the student went on placing his finger into the
candle-flame whilst the princess secretly looked on until the morning. With the
arrival of dawn, he guided and accompanied her home. On finding his
daughter the King was extremely overjoyed. Being an intellectual, the
princess related the incidents of the past day not forgetting the student as
well. As the student was about to leave, she held him back and asked: “What
was the reason for repeatedly placing your finger in the flame of the candle
last night?” He replied : “Whenever the thought of committing evil with you
stirred up within my heart, I would place my finger into the flame and reflect
that in spite of this worldly fire being so much more milder than that of
Jahannam, I am unable to endure it. So how intense will the fire of Jahannam
be? Whenever I mulled over this fact, I restrained myself from any evil
thought.” Upon hearing this and upon realizing his piety, her housefolk
married her to this student.
Reflect over this incident. By restricting his Nafs once only, Allah Ta’aala
honoured him with a great treasure and granted him eternal peace and
comfort. If he indulged in that sin, he would have been executed.
So one has to go against his Nafs and go out in Tableegh. Thereafter Allah
Ta’aala will make everything congenial in this world and the hereafter.
No matter how packed the train is and regardless of the number of people on
board, if an acquaintance boards the train, place is somehow or the other
made for him. On the other hand, if the train is relatively empty and the entire
berth is empty, many passengers stretch their legs out and travel in comfort. If
a stranger approaches them to provide seating space, they refuse saying that
there is no place. So where there is no place, place is somehow provided for
an acquaintance but where place is available, it is not offered to a stranger.
“Whenever the students are requested to go out in Jamaat, they decline on the pretext
of their parents not permitting them to go out. This is indeed correct. However, we
should ponder over the reason they don’t concede to their children’s request. The
main reason is that they are not familiar and acquainted with this mission. So how do
you expect them to permit their children?
Notwithstanding this, on many occasions it has been witnessed that parents won’t
permit their son to pursue Islamic studies, but because the student holds his studies in
high esteem, he accordingly moulds their minds and eventually gains their consent as
well.
If the student holds this mission in high esteem, he would definitely endeavour to
groom his family as well. However, instead of considering this Fikr (concern), he
makes lame excuses. His attitude displays that the grandeur and eminence of this
mission has failed to strike his heart as yet. This is why he employs their refusal as a
ruse for not participating in Jamaat.
A student is such that if he really wants others to comply, he will go to great lengths
to ensure that his aim is realized. If per chance, his pocket- money does not reach him
on time, he is very well aware of how he goes about requesting for it. He employs
every possible strategy to ensure that he acquires what he wants. Hence, we deduce
that a student is quite conversant with the art of gaining his parents consent provided
he holds his objective in high esteem.
Friends! why won’t your housefolk grant you permission? You should pursue the
mediums at your disposal in achieving this end. In fact you should not request for
expenses for coming out in Jamaat. Decrease your monthly expenditure and save a
little according to your capacity. In this way, once you utilise these savings to go out
in Jamaat and your housefolk
realise that you are not asking for extra money, they are bound to grant you
permission. Parents are not bewildered with anything new but once they become
conscious of the fact that the latest pursuits of their children entails an aggravated
strain on their budget, they tend to become disconcerted. Consequently, instead of
sending money to go out in .Jamaat, they send money to return home saying :- “You
have already qualified as a Aalim. Continue Tableegh from home. Once you start
earning on your own you may go out in Jamaat.” Such a person will be unable to
carry out this mission from home simply because of his lack of enthusiasm and
experience. Even if he does attempt to do something, his lack of experience and spirit
will not permit him to remain steadfast.
Remember! the Ummah will naturally adopt a degree of Deen in conformity to the
Mahaul (Deeni atmosphere) surrounding it. Hence, every student is compelled to try
and develop a Deeni atmosphere. He should endeavour to gain his parents approval
and sacrifice his valuable time for this great Deeni endeavour whilst making Duaa
that all the housefolk, neighbours, local residents and thereafter the entire Ummah
turn to religiousness and piety. Allah Ta’aala will be swift in opening out the
pathways of this mission in our favour.
A Pressing Need
In one of the major Ijtimas where we had witnessed, inter alia, general discourses,
special discourses, Jamaat activities, Jamaats going out to distant places and so forth,
we also witnessed something very strange. Local Jamaats (in an around India) and
Jamaats intending to set out to foreign lands totalled approximately one hundred and
fifty but most Jamaats lacked a reliable Ameer. Even the most penetrating search
failed to locate reliable Ameers to head the Jamaats. As a result, anyone who had
some know how of conducting Taleem was appointed the Ameer. Matters had reached
such a pitiful stage that members of the Jamaat who had basic capabilities were
requested to come forward and bid for the post of Ameer. Nowadays, such
occurrences are quite common.
Remember that this Ijtima was not held at an odd time. It was held in the month of
Sha’baan in which thousands of students from the various Islamic institutions of
every province are free during this holiday. If the junior students of the primary
classes also participate in this Deeni endeavour during the weekly holiday under the
supervision of the Madrasah Supervisor
and if they, taking pity on the Ummah, sacrifice a part of their time and go out in
Jamaat during the long Sha’baan and Ramadhaan holidays during which they visit
friends and relatives, the problem facing the Jamaats (i.e. leadership) can be solved.
Today, people harbour misgivings about the ulama particularly because they fail to
come across them at the time of need.
Allah Ta’aala has bestowed many people with a sound understanding. These people
spend their wealth and come out into the path of Allah Ta’aala but the fact that they
can’t find a suitable Ameer, leaves them in a pitiful plight. If our students take heed
of the present situation, they will be fulfilling a pressing need. Together with this, the
ordinary folk will also be safeguarded from scepticism. May Allah Ta’aala grant us all
Taufeeq (divine guidance).
Nowadays, whenever the competent are called to endeavour in this field. they decline
on the pretext of the lack of time saying that they are never free from learning and
teaching (and other Madrasah activities). When this is the situation, how can the
masses ever develop a sincere inclination towards
Deen?
Remember that you are not like wells and fountains but you are like clouds. The
clouds themselves gather at places of need and quench the thirst of the thirsty. Hence
if we fail to cherish this golden opportunity and we don’t focus the attention of the
masses towards Deen, they will be drawn towards other nations subsequently posing a
threat to our own progeny in the future.
1. The Tableegh Jamaat has selected only six points. They have toiled hard
behind their implementation and they are presently doing so whilst
encouraging others to do the same. If you do perceive any deficiency in these
points, you may increase them and strive accordingly. Other than this, all we
can say is that this is a recurrent question. If there were seven points you
would have objected that why aren’t there eight or nine points respectively?
Nevertheless, such recurrent questions are absurd and futile.
2. One of the reasons for selecting the traditional six points is that they act as
primary fundamentals in spiritual development. Practising upon them
simplifies implementing the remaining branches of Deen.
Experience bears evidence to the fact that whomsoever worked hard on these
six points was ultimately rewarded with religious enhancement in accordance
to the degree of his endeavour. You are quite aware of the fact that a Kafir,
immediately upon accepting Islam, is not advised to observe Salaah and saum
etc. but at the outset is invited towards the Kalimah. Only then is he instructed
to observe Salaah and saum. In the same way, a Muslim who, owing to his
prolonged neglect towards Islam, develops some deficiency in his I’tiqadaat
(tenets) and Ibaadaat (acts of devotion), at the very outset he is invited
towards these six points. Once he is firmly grounded in them he may return to
the other issues of Deen. Many incidents bear testimony to this fact. Following
the persistent efforts in this path, many people, amongst other
things, finally gave up consuming wine, became regular with their salaat and
other devotions and they developed respect for the ulama and love for the
senior saints. But when did this come about? Only when they aptly toiled
behind these six points. Hence it would be correct to say that striving at these
principles sows within the heart seeds of the magnanimity and love for Deen
and the seeds of Imaan and Yaqeen. The correct nurturing of this seed
provides great hope for the tree of Islam blooming in the future.
3. Another point to note is that not a single Jamaat nor Islamic faction has any
objection against any of these six points. The first point is Kalimah
Tayyibah, the second is Salaah, the third is Jim and Zikr, the fourth is
Ikraame - Muslim (honouring Muslims), the fifth is Iklaase-Niyyat
(sincerity of intention) and the sixth is Tableegh (Propagation) Every single
Islamic group unanimously concedes to every one of these points. If all the
various groups are summoned to work on these points, they will all be
prepared to participate without any objections. They will all be prepared to
implement them. In other words, these points form the only platform on which
members of all the Islamic groups can be seen united without raising
objections against one another.
You must have witnessed that every movement in the world draws up certain
policies which they refer to as their manifesto. None of the participating
members object to these policies. Nobody asks why are they not ten instead of
nine articles? Or why was not so and so issue included in it? So if the six
points of Tableegh are singled out for criticism then the manifestos of every
single movement should also attract criticism. However, this is not the case.
From this we deduce that it is not necessary to include everything.
Nonetheless, the only question one may pose is that the policies you selected
as your objective, are they being fulfilled? Alhamdulillah, these points are
diligently worked upon and thereafter, step by step a person is promoted in
Deen depending on
his capabilities.
In brief, these six points play a prominent role in uniting the various groups of
Deen and in developing the capability of implementing Deen.
Jihad
Following an analytical study of the principle of .Jihad, we realize that this grand
Ibaadat has also been primarily established for “Amr bil Maroof” and “Nahy Anil
Munkar (commanding righteousness and forbidding evil).’
The chief object of Jihad is to obliterate the evils of Zulm (oppression) and to relieve
the weak and oppressed from the Zulm of the tyrants. As Allah Ta’aala commands:
“And fight them on until there is no more persecution and Deen becomes Allah’s in
it’s entirety.” (Surah Anfaal Verse 39)
A triumphant victory and control of subdued lands does not mean that the wealth and
power of the subdued nation is the sole objective. Similarly, the object is not to live in
total comfort and ease and enjoy the delicacies of the world. On the contrary, Islam
utilised victory and control of the lands, as a pathway towards urging people to
observe Ibaadaat, Taqwa. Tahaarut and to assist and attend to the needs of the poor
and weak and to enjoin righteousness and forbid evil.
The object of Jihad is not to usurp a country from one nation or many nations and
consign the reins of government to another nation or race but Jihad is established to
universally disseminate the “programme of man’s success” i.e. the true Deen of the
Muslims and to ensure that Islam and it’s Dawah illuminates every nook and corner of
the world. For this purpose, Islam employs all the various powers which may assist in
this great endeavour. And the use of these powers is given a comprehensive name of
Jihad
Hence, changing the views of the people and developing a “psychological revolution”
with the force of the tongue and pen is also Jihad. Spending in this path and setting
out to other countries to implement the efforts of Amr Bil Ma‘roof and Nahy anil
Munkar (enjoining righteousness and forbidding
evil) is also termed Jihad. And to transform the tyrannical and barbaric system of a
satanic way of life into the divinely inspired virtuous system of life with the might of
the sword is also Jihad.
It has undoubtedly been established from the Ahadith that the cardinal aim of one of
the most significant Ibaadats of Islam (Jihad) is to do away with every act of sin and
injustice replacing it with the divine laws of Allah Ta’aala. In other words, in order to
implement Islam, one sacrifices his life, honour, wives, children, wealth and
everything else he possesses only to please Allah Ta’aala.
This is why we can categorically say without any shadow of doubt that in Islam, after
the five main pillars, no other devotion is awarded even a tenth of the importance
awarded to Amr bil Maroof and Nahy anil Munkar. And the virtues related in the
Quran and Ahadith of implementing the Deen of Allah Ta’aala are so immense that
other A‘maal are not even fractionally proportionate to it.
Considering his old age and weakness, people used to implore him to take a
rest. They would very often say to him: “Your age does not permit you to go
around country to country like this.” In reply he would say : “O People! Allah
Ta’aala has commanded : “Set out lightly (unarmed) or heavily (armed), I
have only a dual option. Either I am laden (with weapons) or I am unladen.”
(Tafseer lbne Katheer Vol II page 359).
3. Hadhrat Hibbaan bin Zayd Radhiallahu Anhu narrates: “I once set out for
Jihad with the governor of Hims, Sufyaan bin Umar Radhiallahu Anhu
towards Habre-Himbah, when I saw an extremely old man mounted on a
camel accompanied by other warriors of the vanguard. He was so old that the
skin of his eyebrows was drooping over his eye-lids. I went over to him and
said: “Uncle! you are excused by Allah. Then why are you putting yourself
into such difficulty?” After listening to what I had to say, he lifted the skin of
his eye-brows from over his eyes and said :- “Son! listen attentively. Allah
Ta’aala has commanded us to set out in his path either lightly (unarmed) or
heavily (armed).
Listen! The one who is loved by Allah is put to test. If he remains steadfast in the
course of this test, Allah’s mercy descends upon him. Remember that success in this
test of Allah Ta’aala lies in expressing gratitude for his bounties, in exercising
patience upon the difficulties He inflicts, in remembering Him at all times and in
refraining from obeying others other than Him. Thereafter, Allah Ta’aala has
encouraged us to spend in His path thereby seeking His and His Rasul’s (Sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam) pleasure and He had declared that the goodness of this world and
the hereafter lies in this.”
In brief, the main reason for citing the aforementioned Quranic verses, Ahadith and
incidents is that a Muslim - whether he is young or old, rich or poor, busy or idle,
content or disheartened or remorseful, armed or unarmed, poverty-stricken or well-
off, rich or a member of the working class, tradesman or shopkeeper or farmer, in ease
or in difficulty, strong or weak, villager or city-dweller, a formal aalim or not..,
whatever his condition, he should without any excuse and reluctance stand up to
elevate the word of Allah Ta’aala. In order to implement the word of Allah Ta’aala,
these people should be ever ready like a reserve force. When the time comes, a
person’s profession, shop, work, ?arm, poverty, difficulties, remorse, grief and
weakness etc, should not prevent him from going out in the path of Allah Ta’aala.
This does not behove a Muslim.
The correct procedure of implementing this mission.
Dear ... (May Allah Ta’aala grant you and all of us the divine guidance in favour of
what He loves and that which pleases Him.)
I was greatly overjoyed to read of your position and conditions. May Allah Ta’aala
accept your endeavour.
Salaams to all friends. May Allah Ta’aala spiritually improve all the Deeni Teachers
and Madrasahs.
Wassalaam.
Thereafter, I realized that even the Quran and the perfect example of Rasulullah
Sallallahu Alayhi wasallam also apprises us that an undaunted and sincere party is all
that is required to achieve anything. Even though the initial members may be very
small in number, every member should prove himself to be a mountain of
determination and steadfastness.”