English book · Tabligh Movement

ABSOLUTE TRUST IN DIVINE SUCCOUR

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By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

~ 30 ~ physical powers as enable them to surmount all difficulties. They do not stop short when it comes to taking initiatives, however adverse the circumstances may be. To them prayer is as dependable as anything can be. It is like the magic wand of Moses. Be it an individual or a community, there is always the need for external support, to give the stability, courage and confidence necessary for survival. In search of such a prop, people tend to look up to some visible material object. Their worldly mentality leads them to think only in terms of worldly sureties and guarantees. Naturally, those who do not own worldly resources are considered ill-fitted to live in this world. But the Tabligh concept of prayer acquaints man with a treasure that has nothing to do with worldly resources. It lays claims only on one’s heart which no one can take away from one. When man surrenders his heart to God in total submission, the whole universe capitulates before him. A concept which bestows upon man such huge reserves of strength; which arms a resourcesless

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