Migration (HIJRAH

Migration (Hijrah) When a person accepts the faith in this sense, he immediately realizes that playing his part in this mission means he can hardly afford to engage in anything else. He finds no option but to reduce his personal needs to the bare minimum. He must bury his worldly desires once and for all, and remain as little occupied with himself as possible so that he may render maximum service to the truth. He is compelled to devote whatever time remains, after meeting his essential needs, to the cause of bearing witness to the faith. In other words, if a person wishes to adopt Islam in his individual life, he may be considered religious simply by abstaining from what is forbidden. But to convey Islam to others, he must pass through a path of immense patience. Without this, even the proper beginning of this work is not possible, let alone bringing it to completion. In the first case, a person is responsible only for himself, but in the second, he becomes responsible