Advice for Missionaries — Page 1
1 ِ نَْمَدُ ہٗ وَ نُصَلِّْ عَٰ رَسُوْلِہِ الْکَرِیْم ِ بِسْمِ ہللاِ الرَّحْٰنِ الرَّحِیْم (Valuable advice given to missionaries by Huzoor on March 12, 1916) First, it is essential for missionaries to purify their inner selves. According to history, sixty thousand companions of the Prophet Muhammad sa fought in the Battle of Yarmouk against one million Christians. 2 [It is said that] the son in-law of Heracles was the commander of the opposing army. During the battle he sent a spy to observe the condition and circumstances of the Muslims. When the spy returned he reported that the Muslims could not be defeated. [He reasoned that] whereas their own soldiers would return from battle, remove their armour and fall into a deep and impenetrable slumber, the Muslims, even after their exertions in combat during the day, would spend the 1 In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. We praise Allah, the Exalted, the Greatest, and we invoke His blessings on His Holy Messenger sa. [Publishers] 2 The Battle of Yarmouk was a major war fought bet ween the Byzantine Empire and Muslim forces led by Hazrat Khalid bin Walid ra. The battle ended in a Muslim victory and brought to an end Byzantine rule in Syria. Most historical accounts differ on the size of the two armies. The figures given here by Huzoor are recorded in Futuh ush-Shaam by Allama Waqidi. [Publishers]