4. TWO DAYS IN NIZAMUDDIN

4. TWO DAYS IN NIZAMUDDIN ~ 113 ~ in a religious milieu that lends further emphasis to it. It is on a parallel with just listening to the soundtrack of a play on the radio, as compared to being present in the theatre while it is being staged. The same difference is to be found between conveying the message through the news media and in making a personal approach. There are, moreover, further advantages to this personal approach. It is possible, for example, to change the style of the speech to suit the needs of the audience. This is just not possible if the message is imparted through the medium of books or magazines. In one of the speeches made at Nizamuddin, it was related that at a certain place a juggler was making his monkeys perform. When the Tabligh people saw him, they went up to him to invite him to join in the prayers with them, but he refused. They came back in despair and said that they had done their best to persuade him but he would not relent. Then three more people followed them. They said to him, “Sir, why are you spoiling your life by making these monkeys dance? In the next world God’s angels will make you dance to the same tune.” The juggler was moved. He listened to