Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 121
122 every nation and is spread all over the world, that a party from every country should regularly come to the centre so that they learn religion and keep abreast of the demands of time and the sacrifices required for Islam in this age. So that they should know the tasks and future plans and the philosophy thereof to which their Imam calls them. So that when they return to their respective places they should inform their brothers of various onslaughts being made against Islam and they should equip themselves to be able to reply them. They should also be aware of the ways of hate campaign employed against Islam and also the plan of the Jam a ‘at for the protection, sustenance, progress and consolidation of Islam. Thus, prepare yourselves mentally to make sacrifices and vie with each other to excel in practical terms. In compliance with the command of Allah the Almighty people from various clans [of Arabia] used to gather in Medina in the time of the Holy Prophet sa. They would acquire the knowledge of religion and the Holy Quran, commit some portions of it to memory, acquire the understanding of the Holy Quran and go back to their people and thus cause the revival of Islam. Those who came to Medina would sacrifice their time to acquire the knowledge of faith as well as to teach it to others, and those who learnt it from them would also spend their time in the cause of Allah. Had they not done so they would have benefited only their own selves by coming to Medina, but others would have not got any benefit from them. The major objective of the scheme