ABSOLUTE TRUST IN DIVINE SUCCOUR

~ 28 ~ permanent world, where the good would enjoy the bliss of paradise and the wicked would be cast into raging hell. The Maulana impressed upon the people that believing personally was not all that was required of one; one was also entrusted with conveying the word of God to others. All obstacles in the path would be overcome with God’s help. Here is an incident which shows how convinced his followers were of the help of God. Once a Mewati, asked to narrate some event during his preaching career, said “the Maulana once despatched a Jama’at (group) consisting of three men, to Moradabad, I being one of them. On reaching the city he went to a mosque and stayed there. After the Maghrib (evening) prayer, we made an announcement that people should stay for a while after the prayer so that we could discuss some religious issues. But, much to our astonishment, not a single person stayed after the prayer. We waited for the next day. At the same point we made a similar announcement, but to no avail. Once again all the worshippers got up and left without showing