4. TWO DAYS IN NIZAMUDDIN

4. TWO DAYS IN NIZAMUDDIN ~ 98 ~ Now it was time for breakfast for the entire community. After breakfast, another meeting was arranged to impart religious knowledge which dwelt on forming a proper relationship with the Lord and trusting Him alone in all our affairs. This meeting concluded with prayers. The Chief (Emir) prayed, to which the others said Amen. The powerlessness of man and the all-powerfulness of God was emphasized. Feelings of love and fear for God so touched people’s hearts as to make them cry. After this prayer, the despatching of missionary groups was attended to. Lists of those who had offered their services for this work were drawn up according to the areas to which they were to be despatched. The names of those people who were undertaking the journey were called out one by one, and each in turn came up to the chief to shake hands with him and receive his blessings before he departed. Such a poignant scene evoked memories of the Prophet sitting in the Masjid-e-Nabawi, exhorting people and sending them out in groups to propagate the message to those who were ignorant. The Emir shook hands with each of them and wished them well with the invocation: “I entrust you to God and pray for you. May God accept our