Malfuzat 34 35

At the end of every good act that Allah gives us the opportunity to do,
we should always seek forgiveness. It is necessary that all our work
should terminate with Istighfaar (seeking Allah's forgiveness). We
should understand that short-comings in the execution of our work are
certain. For these shortcomings, we should seek Allah's pardon.


Rasullulah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) used to seek forgiveness after every
salaah. Therefore, in our work of Tabligh too, we should always seek
forgiveness at the end. The servant of Allah can never fully and
completely fulfil his duty towards Allah.


Moreover, being busy in one kind of work contributes towards the suspension of other activities. For the compensation of such shortcomings we should terminate all our good actions with Istighfaar.


One day after fajr, those taking part in this work had gathered in great
numbers at the Masjid in Nizaamuddin. Maulana was so weak that
even while lying on his bed, he found it difficulto utter even a few
words aloud. With great concern, he called for one of his special
attendants to convey this advice to the gathering:


All your moving to and fro (for da'wah) and struggle will become
useless if you people do not continue learning and making zikr with
constancy. It is as though ilm (knowledge) and zikr are two wings
without which one cannot soar through the atmosphere.


On the other hand there is this great danger and dread that if we are
going to be neglectful of these two things, then all this effort will cause
a new door of misguidance and mischief to open. If there is no
knowledge of Deen. then Imaan and Islam will exist ritually and in
name only. Knowledge without zikr is darkness (an evil) and zikr
without knowledge is also dangerous. Through zikr, noor (divine light)is created in knowledge and without knowledge the real fruit (benefit)
and blessing of zikr cannot be achieved.


At times the ignorant soofi (spiritual mentor or disciple) becomes an
instrument of shaytaan. Therefore the importance of ilm and zikr should
not be forgotten in this movement but should be given special attention
otherwise this Tabligh movement will become a vagabondage in image
and Allah forbid, you will be at a great loss ...


(Hazrat Maulana's object in this advice was that those striving in this
path of da'wat and tabligh should not consider the struggles. travels,
sacrifices and services as the real object and purpose as has become the
general trend nowadays, but the acquisition of sound knowledge and the
habit of constant zikr should be regarded as a most important issue of
a compulsory nature.


In other words the workers should not become
merely soldiers of Deen and propagation but also become students of
Deen and such servants who remember Allah constantly).