Inspiring Events in the Field of Tabligh — Page 51
51 A There is no doubt that everything in this universe is subservient to God Almighty. Whenever He desires, these things serve as signs to enhance the faith and belief of a believer. Almighty God subdues them for those who are honestly and earnestly serving for Him in the cause of tabl ī gh in the form that they help them at every step. Torrential rain as well as the stopping of heavy rain, both become the divine signs. So do the igniting and extinguishing of fire serve as signs for the believers. In this regard, I would like to relate an incident of Maul ā n ā Sheikh ‘Abdul-W ā ™ id, the pioneer missionary of Fiji Islands. He relates that when it was decided that A ™ madiyya Mission should be opened in the city of Ba, bitter opposition started in that city. Ab ū Bakr Koya, a staunch enemy of A ™ madiyyat openly declared: If A ™ mad ī s open their mission in that town, it will be burnt to ashes and pulled down. Despite security arrangements, someone put the mission house on fire with kerosene oil. But it so happened that without the knowledge of Maul ā n ā ‘Abdul-W ā ™ id, the fire was extinguished without causing any significant damage to the mission house and thus All ā h saved the centre of the propagation of Isl ā m. On the other side, All ā h showed another sign that after a few days, the house of the same Ab ū Bakr Koya suddenly caught fire and despite all the efforts, his whole residence turned into ashes before his own eyes. [29]