AN INTERVIEW

and no creature lives inside. Suddenly, you see a human being coming out of it. How surprised you would be! Compare these experiences with the event of a child being born. How surprised we should be to see childbirth! There are countless phenomena in the universe through which God is manifesting His presence to us. How much more thrilling this discovery should be for us! Maulana said that God-realization is true faith indeed. How to use Maulana’s lectures to guide youths to the right path and personality development? The best way to make children discover Islam is through your example. One cannot inculcate Islam by just establishing Islamic schools. First, adults need to live a truly Islamic life, children being silent observers will imbibe these values. No need to specifically train them, start with yourself. It’s through practical demonstration that such an objective can be achieved. How can we become sincere about the task of introducing the message of Islam? Keep reading Maulana’s books over and over again. Introducing the religion of Islam is a two-part task. Personality development, increasing God-realization and then sharing the experience. No derailment is then possible from this path. There is a great example from the life of the Prophet Muhammad about the supremacy of the task of introducing Islam. Hilf al-Fudul was an alliance created by the Makkans in the year AD 590 to establish justice for all through collective action, even for those who had no connections to the powerful. Fudul commonly means “virtuous”, therefore, the alliance is often translated as ‘League of the Virtuous’. Later, the Prophet expressed his wish to become part of such alliances if the need arose. It means he was willing to be led by others in community matters, while in matters of introducing Islam, he was the leader. What is your message to the CPS family? Keep doing the work of spreading the message of Islam sincerely. Keep reading Maulana’s books. Don’t get demotivated. Aim to do this till the last breath.