Real Revolution — Page 174
174 upon the people the immense responsibility that devolves on them. Unfortunately, however, when out on tour, many of the Ulama merely confine themselves to delivering lectures on such subjects as the Death of Jesus Christ, or Khatm-i-Nabuwat, and then rest satisfied that they had done their duty. In this they resemble a man who goes out determined to build a palace, but returns home in the evening with just one brick under his arm, and then begins to think that he had done all he should have done. It is the duty of the Ulama of the Movement to create a strong consciousness in the minds of the people that for the revival of the. Sunnah and the Shariah they shall have to accept death with open eyes, since the great and lasting permanent sacrifies needed for the purpose cannot be adequately described except as the acceptance of a living death; and for this they must now prepare themselves. . Perfect Obedience. For the attainment of this aim it is necessary to create in the people a resolve that they would remain obedient and perfectly disciplined, no matter how great the personal loss in doing so. For these things demand a strong organisation indispensible for a sustained effort; and if even one link in the chain shows weakness the strength of the whole chain becomes dubious, irrespective of the extra-