4. TWO DAYS IN NIZAMUDDIN

4. TWO DAYS IN NIZAMUDDIN ~ 107 ~ based on eternal truths. It is eternal values that concern this movement. Its appeal is to human nature which is not subject to change. While external circumstances are in a state off flux, issues which initially seemed important tend to lose their charm. So a movement based on current issues can never have a lasting appeal. It can only find its place in the storehouse of history. Since the Tabligh movement is based on the demands of human nature; its appeal is lasting, and, so long as its people continue to carry on the work with sincerity of intention, the appeal will last, no matter how circumstances may change. After Nizamuddin I stopped on my way at Aligarh. I was surprised to find hundreds of students who had undergone a transformation through the efforts of Tabligh workers over the last few years. There was a markedly different attitude towards religion then than there had been when I went there a few years ago. The students who were known for having disregarded religion under the influence of western culture and education could now be seen going to the mosque for their daily prayers; they visit the Nizamuddin Bangla Wali Mosque, to