AN INTERVIEW

person, his writings serve as an answer to his innermost nature, and he readily accepts them Let’s turn our attention to the USA to the time when you moved there from Zambia. Today the USA chapter of CPS is so involved in spreading the message. Tell us how it all started? When I was fully convinced about the truthfulness of this mission, and that there is no other religious literature that inspires us to the extent Maulana’s literature inspires. It is a pure and unadulterated form of Islam, unlike other ideologies that claim to present Islam. It was then I decided to devote my time and resources to this mission. In Nigeria, I started publishing Al-Risala for the Urdu speaking people of the subcontinent residing there. Those who were impressed by the political interpretation of Islam didn’t like this material. They were more moved by the prospects of establishing the Islamic Caliphate. I would visit their homes and talk to them at length on these topics. I started printing Al-Risala English. At the same time, the economy and currency of Zambia plummeted, and I had to move to the USA in 1989. I performed Hajj in 1984. I prayed there, “O God! Grant me the strength to spread this message all over the globe.” I was never demotivated that people then did not welcome the message when they returned me the copies of the magazine, I just thought that they did not yet understand. In the USA, my priority was to spread the message. I called Maulana for guidance. He told me to get settled first with family and job. I started putting together a team. I would distribute books on Islam at various gatherings. I would get Maulana’s books reprinted in the USA. I used the platforms available. I started getting support. In 1996, Maulana visited the USA. It was during this visit that a team was officially formed named Al-Risala Forum International. We registered it in New York. We formed a website to reach people far and wide. This was www.alrisala.org. I uploaded soft copies of Maulana's books, Al-Risala Urdu. I also recorded Al-Risala in my voice and uploaded it. Now all material is available on www.archive.org. There are many women members in the CPS team of the USA. How did that happen? At the very beginning, the first women member who joined us was Sister Gul Zeba. She had already read Maulana’s literature. She contacted me on phone. Now, she is so busy conducting classes for women and