Tabligh Movement

~ 34 ~ are brought to fruition and our initiatives yield positive results. The belief in this concept serves a double function. On the one hand, it strengthens the heart of the preacher; on the other, it brings the hope and conviction that God will melt the hearts of the congregation so that they become receptive to the message. To Maulana Ilyas, this concept of blessing provided the greatest weapon to the preachers. It gave a preacher the force and inner conviction to face all hardship. He would never yield to pressure, whatever the circumstances, and there would be no challenge which he would not feel well equipped to meet – such would be the resoluteness of his character. AN APPEAL TO THE HEART Late one evening in October 1930, the renowned poet, Dr. Mohammad Iqbal, received a visitor, who was also a litterateur, at his residence in Lahore. Reclining in his armchair, he was conversing with him on a variety of topics which seemed of great