خطبات طاہر (جلد 1۔ 1982ء) — Page 424
Khutbat-e-Tahir Vol 1 424 October 8, 1982 showed to me and to my companions, and also to all the rest of the visitors, who came from all over the world۔Every body, I know, has gone back very happy, so shall we, and we will be carrying sweet memories of this visit which will keep turning into prayers and I hope Allah will listen to those humble prayers of ours۔Now I have to say a few odd things۔I have jotted down a few diverse points to speak upon today۔First of all I want to say a few words about devotees of life who are serving here in various capacities۔Those people who have offered their lives for the sake of Allah, they deserve special respect from the community and special help۔They cannot become successful in the pursuance of their goal unless the entire community, entire Jamaʻat puts in their effort towards the achievement of that goal and help them۔Not only this, they should be shown special respect and kindness۔I have noted with regret and with pain that in some places some people have not been kind to their missionaries۔They have been very critical of their work and so loudly critical and censuring that their sharp tongues cut deep into their hearts and they felt the pain of it although they didn't mention it in any way۔Different people are made differently, they have different educational backgrounds, if somebody is not capable of addressing you in first class English, it's not his fault۔May be it is the fault of the system which brought him up, may be it's the