Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 242
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 242 The Need for Servants of the Faith and Life Devotees If there is any purpose for the Madrasah to serve the Movement, this is it. That is why I said we should ponder how this Madrasah could become a means of spreading Islam. Such scholars and life devotee youth should emerge from it who, abandoning the idea of taking up worldly employment and goals, would instead adopt the service of the Faith. Similarly, I have also thought of a permanent arrangement to spread Islam through this cemetery. Regarding the Madrasah, my soul has not yet been able to decide what course to take. On the one hand, there is a need for people who are well versed in Arabic and theology, while on the other hand, there is also a need for people firmly trained in today’s style of debates. They should also be familiar with modern sciences and capable of answering any question raised in any gathering. If they need to debate on behalf of Islam with Christians or people of any other religion, they should not be a source of disgrace. On the contrary, they should be able to express the beauties and excellences of Islam in powerful and eloquent words. I have often received letters saying that Aryas or Christians raised objections during discussions, and we could not answer them. Such people are the cause of disgrace and dishonour for Islam. In this era, people raise objections of every manner and type against Islam. I once assessed these kinds of objections and saw that the opponents had raised 3,000 objections against Islam. So, how important a matter this is that a party of such people should exist who can answer all these objections satisfactorily. The condition of today’s debates and discussions has become even worse; they abandon principles and start quar- relling over derivative issues. However, one should never give up what is essential so that whenever any discussion occurs, it should always happen within the confines of principles. But