DAWAT-O-TABLEEGH |
The sixth point of the program is Dawat-o-Tableegh(Tafriq-e-Waqt), It literally means to spare time, and in the program it means to move about far
and wide only for the sake of Allah, just as the holy Sahabah (Prophet' Companions)
used to do. Every Muslim devotes a considerable period of time and
moves about in discipline striving for learning, practicing and teaching the Divine
Obligations. This period is something like a training during which
a man trains himself with the help of the program for becoming a true Muslim. So long as we are surrounded by our domestic affairs and occupational environment we can hardly make our mind realize due importance of the Hereafter and feel due anxiety for making the lot of our eternal life better. Our minds remain occupied with whatever we do or come across in our daily life and seldom care to study the life of our beloved Prophet and his pious and devoted companions (Radiallahu Taala Anhum) and if we do so we do it superficially and not for actual adherence. We claim to be the followers of him but our actual behavior and our practical lives belief this claim. We never intend to serve the Divine Religion as he did at the risk of his life and property. To forgo the luxuries of this world in the pursuit of religion and to sacrifice everything in the Path of Allah is the Divine Mission. The Holy Prophet were charged with this Great Mission. The glorious series of Apostleship and Prophet hood has for ever ended with the last Apostle Hazrat Mohammed .It is now we followers who are charged with this sacred responsibility. It is indeed a great honor of this Ummah. Allah the Almighty says in the Holy Quran, You are the best of peoples evolved for mankind, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong and believing in Allah (III-110) It is our privileged inherent responsibility and Allah has promised generous rewards for those who perform this divine duty. States the Holy Prophet A person who guides another to a deed of virtue shall receive the same recompense for it as the doer of the deed and there will be no reduction in the reward of the doer himself. Another verse says: Let there arise out of you a band of people inviting to all that is good, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, they are the ones to attain the felicity, (success, prosperity and freedom from anxieties in this world and the next) (III-104) Negligence towards this service causes dreadful hardships. The Holy Prophet says: By the Almighty, in Whose power lies my life, do not neglect the duty of enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, otherwise Allah might send down His Punishment on you and then all prayers and supplications of your pious people will avail you of nothing. This devoted time is to be spent very scrupulously under the guidance of an Amir. Our sole purpose with this movement is only to strive for the revival of the real Faith, tolerating whatever may face us in this way as the Holy Prophet and his pious companions did. We are to learn and practice the Divine Commandments relating to our prayers, social dealings, mutual behavior and even to our personal affairs (like eating, drinking and resting etc.) We should try to realize the importance of the Hereafter and to accustom ourselves to make the predominating influence of this mortal life subservient to the demands of the unseen life. At the same time we persuade other Muslim brothers to join us in this effort. Thus, while trying to shape our life in the pure Islamic frame we carry on the Celestial Mission of calling people towards Allah. The period initially recommended for this pious purpose is at least four months. It is however advised if one-third of the whole active life is spent in this sacred path. In case such a long time cannot be spared continuously, as much time as possible should be devoted. It needs no mention here that calling people towards Allah is the surest means to strengthen our Iman and the quickest way to achieve the Blessings of Allah. The more sincere we are in our effort the more favored we are by Allah. He says: And those who strive in Our Cause We will certainly guide them to Our Paths for verily Allah is with those who do right (XXIX -69) We are all brothers and our duty is to look after one another and exhort each other for the adoration of the life after death. Allah in the Holy Quran describes the men of Faith thus The believers, men and women are protectors, one of another, they enjoin what is right and forbid what is evil they observe regular prayers, practice regular charity and obey Allah and His apostle. On them will Allah pour His Mercy for Allah is exalted in power. Wise. Allah promised (Those) Believers, men and women, Gardens under which rivers flow, to dwell therein and beautiful mansions in Gardens of everlasting bliss. But the greatest bliss is the Good Pleasure of Allah. That is the Supreme Felicity (C-71-72) May Allah make us all sincere Moumin protecting each other from evil and exhorting one another for good deeds.Aameen |
