Blessings of Prayer — Page 56
Barak a tud Du‘ a 56 Islam require substantial financial support. I, therefore, deem it necessary to convey this message to you. Listen, O men of eminence, listen! the difficulty we are faced with in the path of Allah and His Messenger sa is that great financial resources are needed for the propagation of our publications among millions of people. The situation obtaining now is, firstly, that no funds are available for the accomplishment of all these monumental tasks. Even if a book does get published with the support and determination of some zealous servants of the faith, 25 no more than a few copies get sold due to the prevailing apathy and indifference. Most copies of the books remain stored away in boxes for years or have to be distributed free. All this is badly hurting the cause of the propagation of the faith. Though God Almighty is multiplying this Jam a ‘at day by day, there is, so far, none amongst us who is affluent enough to take upon himself a substantial part of the service of Islam. Since I have been commissioned by 25 The first and foremost among these zealous servants of the faith is Hadrat Maulaw i Hakim N u rudd i n Sahib of Bhera, who has practically given everything he had in this cause. Falling in line are my dear friends Hakim Fa d ludd i n Sahib and Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan Sahib of Malirkotla, followed by all the dedicated friends who are devoted to this cause. [Author]