4. TWO DAYS IN NIZAMUDDIN

4. TWO DAYS IN NIZAMUDDIN ~ 104 ~ exposed to the Islamic environment. Free from the worries and concerns of their daily chores, they proved to be more receptive to the message than could ever have been expected. The Bangla Wali Mosque became a practical centre where this method was applied to all those who gathered there. The Islamic environment is manifest there for all the twenty-four hours of the day. There is only one topic which dominates all conversation—the establishment of a proper relationship with God, because it is in God’s hands that all power rests. AN ACTIVE TRAINING CAMP The Tabligh missionaries aim at creating in the mosques they visit the same spiritual atmosphere that is found in Bangala Wali Mosque. During their visit to a mosque, they first go round the neighbourhood and invite people to the mosque. When the people have gathered they first have to say their prayers, then they are asked to recite parts from the Quran. Afterwards passages from the Hadith are read out to them, then they are helped to learn certain prayers by heart. They are told the rewards of good deeds and are reminded of