Inspiring Events in the Field of Tabligh — Page 17
17 A Tabl ī gh, as a matter of fact, is calling people towards God Almighty. Thus, if you look at it from this point of view, it seems that it is the work of God Himself. It is quite right that success in this field is never achieved without the assistance from All ā h the Almighty. If one is successful, the fundamental and basic reason is that All ā h sows the seed of truth in the hearts of the people. This aspect of divine help of showing the true path through visions is a sure way for the seekers after truth. Events of this kind of divine help are galore in the history of A ™ madiyyat. There is no part of the world, which remains deprived of this blessing. The book, Bash ā r ā t-i-Ra ™ m ā niyyah, parts I and II, by Maul ā n ā ‘Abdur-Ra ™ m ā n Mubashir and several other books of our Jam ā ‘at are replete with such incidents. Out of this ocean of similar incidents, I would like to quote only one as a mere instance. Maul ā n ā ‘Abdur-Ra ™ ī m Nayyar was the pioneer A ™ mad ī missionary in Nigeria where he went in 1921. One day, he went to a mosque of non- A ™ mad ī s in Lagos, the capital of Nigeria. A man from among the people present in the mosque related that Alpha Ayanmo, an ex. Im ā m of the mosque had related to them one of his visions before he died. He told them that he saw © adhrat Im ā m Mahd ī (peace be upon him) in one of his dreams who told him that he himself will not be able to visit their country (Nigeria) but one of his apostles will come there and will show the right path to the Muslims. The people present in the mosque attested his statement unanimously. © adhrat Maul ā n ā ‘Abdur-Ra ™ ī m Nayyar, who had the honor to be a companion of the Promised Messiah (peace be upon him), relates that hearing this statement, his eyes became moist with tears. The next day, two representatives of the mosque came to him and conveyed the message of the whole congregation that they all wanted to join A ™ madiyyat. Maul ā n ā Nayyar sent for the Chief of the tribe and forty other representatives to take the oath of allegiance (bai‘at) on behalf of all of them. On this occasion, every one of that community whose number was ten thousand joined the A ™ madiyya Movement simultaneously in a single day. [1]