EARLY CIRCUMSTANCES

~ 16 ~ This latter incident, besides showing his sincerity and eagerness, also shows how his concern for their welfare had turned to anguish. He was willing to go to any lengths for the sake of impressing upon them the eternal realities. Such involvement could not fail to reap dividends: large numbers of people were brought into his fold from various parts of the country to spread the message he entrusted them with. Staying day and night in a religious and spiritual atmosphere indeed worked wonders for them for when those people returned home after having undergone the training, they were changed people. Far from falling under the bad influence of their surroundings, they set out to be a good influence on their environment. The Maulana had found the solution to his problem. The whole of Mewat was transformed. Great spiritual excitement and enthusiasm could be seen among the people at large. Where previously, mosques had been few and far between, now mosques and religious schools came up in every settlement. Not only had they increased in number and size, but the local people had also come to