Fazl-e-Umar — Page 129
Fazle Umar 129 1. In view of the general sloth and inactivity in the Community, to rouse by means of a series of lectures those who were sinking into sleep. 2. To publish tracts with the same end in view. 3. To send workers into different towns to stay there for periods long enough to create an impression. 4. To appoint touring wa’azzin to inspire the Community. 85 R E v I TA L I S AT IO n OF T H E P ROPAG AT IO n OF A H M A d I yy AT Khawaja Kamal Uddin had cast a spell over a large portion of the Community with his peculiar method of preaching that omitted mentioning the distinctive claims of the Promised Messiah [as]. Many felt it was necessary to copy his method to gain success. Even those who mistrusted this approach were undergoing a strange probation. On the one hand they knew that if they persisted in this policy the Movement would soon come to an end. On the other hand, after the success of Khawaja Kamal Uddin, they felt afraid that people would refuse to attend any lectures bearing on the distinc- tive claims of the Promised Messiah [as] , or if they attended, the numbers would be so small, giving the rival party ground for claiming theirs was the right method. If others could not rise above those difficulties and dangers, Mian Mahmud was made in a different mould. For him there was danger of the central purpose of the message of the Promised Messiah [as] being lost and face to face with this danger he made a resolute stand, leaving the result to God. In 1912, when Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih I [ra] sent him on a tour as the head of a delegation to visit the various Arabic Madrassas in India and abroad, he began battling the odds in the face of great adversity. During this tour he utilised every conceivable opportunity to preach the claims and the message of the Promised Messiah [as]. So completely was the Community overcome by apathy brought on by the pernicious