Inspiring Events in the Field of Tabligh — Page 38
38 A A heart-warming incident related by my revered father, © adhrat Maul ā n ā Abul-‘A ’ ā J ā landhari has come to my mind which I would like to relate here. He told us that this incident always gave him great strength and courage. This was his first ever debate (Muna  arah) of public life after graduation. There was a village R ā jow ā l in the suburbs of Qadian where the Muna  arah was set up and he was nominated from A ™ madiyya side. He said that he presented the A ™ madiyya arguments in a befitting manner and traces of happy influence were visible on the faces of the people sitting in that meeting. According to terms and conditions, my father was to deliver the concluding address. But as soon as he stood up to speak, the opponents became rowdy, booed and jeered and started clamoring and clapping. The Jalsa terminated in that confusion. The impression was given to the audience that non-A ™ mad ī s carried the day and that the A ™ mad ī s were routed. It was maiden Muna  arah of his life, and despite the winning signs, he saw the signs of defeat. This broke his heart. Nearby was a canal and he went there and performed wu ñ ū (ablution) and offered his ‘A ” r prayer and prayed in humility for the guidance of those people. All ā h the Gracious accepted his prayer and showed him His special sign on the very spot. He had just finished his ” al ā t that a young man came and greeted him and shook his hand, and said that he had heard the Muna  arah and wanted to accept A ™ madiyyat without delay. My father would say that hearing the request of that young man, he (my father) became emotional and his eyes became moist. He said that his head bowed to the Almighty in gratefulness. The young man was a teacher in the village school and he related the cause of his joining A ™ madiyyat. He said that he was sitting on the stage of non-A ™ mad ī maulavis and was listening to the proceedings of the Muna  arah. The ‘Ulama were openly admitting that the arguments of A ™ mad ī scholar were so solid and irrefutable that they had no reply to them. There was only one way of winning and that was that the A ™ mad ī scholar may not be permitted to deliver his concluding address and the