4. TWO DAYS IN NIZAMUDDIN

4. TWO DAYS IN NIZAMUDDIN ~ 117 ~ who nourishes and sustains, who confers power on or withholds it from whomsoever He wills. All power belongs to Him. To expend our energies, therefore, on objects other than God is like trying to light a room by struggling with bulbs instead of with the switches. Since the predominance of divine religion as well as of the believers is associated with the cause which are in God’s hand, so also can it be realized by pleasing God and making ourselves worthy of divine succour. The circumstances of the world will change in our favour only when we wholeheartedly submit to His will. Another advantage of Tabligh comes from its having based itself on faith rather than on reason. There are two ways of laying stress upon the importance of any cause. One is through the mind, and the other is through the heart. The former approach has recourse to reason and logic in order to prove the truth, while the latter approach plays on the emotions and feelings to convince the listener. Those who have a knowledge of philosophy can understand how difficult and delicate the former path is. In actual fact, some hold, that it is not only difficult to prove or disprove anything on rational