Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 122
123 was none but that these people should come to Medina, learn faith, acquaint themselves with the needs of Islam and impart them to their brothers when they go back. Thus, the objective of ' T aw a f' cannot be achieved unless this party and these people sacrifice their time. It tells us that Islam teaches cleanliness and purification, and God Almighty has raised that umma, who, sacrificing their time, gather in the centre in the cause of God and His Prophet, and when they go back they teach their brothers the Quran and religion only with the aim to please God and the Prophet. They inform them about the measures being taken to safeguard and propagate Islam and try to generate cheerfulness in their hearts for the sacrifices to be made in the cause of Allah. This command was understood very well by the peoples and clans of that time. In this regard Ibn Abb a s ra is reported to have said: 61 Ibn Abb a s ra relates that a party from every clan of Arabia would present itself to the Holy Prophet sa and enquire about the [religious] matters they had no knowledge of; they would acquire enlightenment; learn the philosophy of [religious] matters; deepen the understanding of faith and be firmly established on that understanding. Then they would go back and teach these points to others. Details of these deputations are found in our history. The deputations would present