The Devotion of Life — Page 324
324 people in a miraculous way. The German planes bombed the left and the right sides of the residence of Maulana Jalal Uddin Sahib Shams, Imam of the London Mosque, but he was unharmed. Similarly, Chaudhary Muhammad Shareef Sahib, gallant of Italy, Malik Aziz Ahmad Khan Sahib, Maulvi Abdul Wahid Sahib of Sumatra and Syed Shah Muhammad Sahib were imprisoned by the Japanese authorities on the directions of Muslim clergy of Java. The Japanese government passed a verdict of death by hanging for Maulvi Muhammad Sadiq Sahib of Sumatra. However, before they could put this wicked plan in action, the Glorious God caused the downfall of this brutal government. (Tareekh-e-Ahmadiyyat vol. 9 p. 341-344) Important ‘ Tehrik’ to the Devotees for Prayers and Remembrance of Allah Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra used to ask friends of the Community to pray for the Missionaries who worked in foreign lands; but he also persuaded the devotees to constantly pray for themselves and to remain occupied in remembrance of Allah so that their Tabligh would be more effective and striking. For example, at one occasion, he said: “The fact is that the days of that nation are alive whose nights are also alive. Those who do not appreciate the value of remembrance of Allah, their claim of attachment with religion is just a formality. There are many young men who do Tabligh with great enthusiasm and also show much zeal in paying their chandas , but to sit in a mosque for