4. TWO DAYS IN NIZAMUDDIN

4. TWO DAYS IN NIZAMUDDIN ~ 116 ~ The uninitiated profess that all things can work without recourse to God, whereas there is nothing which can actually work without the will of God. We have, therefore, to purify our hearts of all thoughts of misdirected trust in objects, save God; only then can our actions be acceptable to God. This makes it clear that the difference between Tabligh and other movements is not one of a limited or a broader concept of religion. On the contrary, it lies in the definition of arenas in which to exert their energies towards the establishment and revival of religion. There are some who regard the arena of their struggle as being Parliament House or an election campaign. On the contrary, the Tabligh people bring us to the point of placing our total trust in God who has power over all things. They exhort us to seek help from Him alone in all matters. By establishing our relations with God, we receive all, as everything is in God’s hands: it is He who has the upper hand in all events. The Tabligh mission holds that it is God who is the cause of the causes; who determines our destinies,