Advice for Missionaries — Page 23
23 dedicated and diligent and as long as they continue to work, their endeavours lead to success. But once they are gone, the momentum they created comes to a stop. Divinely guided communities do not cease to exist after the demise of their prophets. Rather, they swell with people who are primed to continue with their mission. A prophet only departs from this world, after having trained a community to carry out his work. Now you have been tasked with this same undertaking. Fulfilling this mission is a constant enterprise to which you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly and draw other people towards. During the time of Hazrat Umar ra , the companions of the Holy Prophet sa were inspired to fervently carry on this work. The Governor of Kufa was replaced every two months. Hazrat Umar ra used to say that if the people of Kufa requested him to replace their Governor every other day, he would do so. Therefore, perform your work in such a manner as to instil this kind of spirit within people. Never assume that there are people in the world who will not listen to what you have to say. Look at Arabia, which was inhabited by the most immoral of people and see how it was transformed into a land of virtue. Therefore, it is wrong to think that people will not listen to you. You must continue to exhort them and they will eventually