Inspiring Events in the Field of Tabligh — Page 68
68 10. Patience: And if you will remain patient, then know that this is better for those who remain patient (Holy Qur’ ā n, 16[Al-Na ™ l]:127). Therefore, remember that you should show patience, and All ā h tells you that those who show patience are more successful than others. It is better for those who show patience, in religious contests, they should not take revenge but should keep overlooking mistakes of others and remain tolerant. Call towards the way of All ā h began with singular number and now it has become plural. That is why I had concluded that the duty of tabl ī gh is not confined to the Holy Prophet alone and it is obligatory for his followers as well. All ā h says to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of All ā h be upon him), “And endure thou with patience; and verily, thy patience is possible only with the help of All ā h. ” (Holy Qur’ ā n, 16[Al-Nahl]:128) This means that All ā h says to him, O Mu ™ ammad (peace and blessings of All ā h be upon him), We do not say that you may show patience or take revenge, as you please. For you, Our advice is that you have to show patience. We know that you are already showing patience for the sake of All ā h. Therefore, you are not to abandon this path because this is the way that is the best. You should know that patience is of two kinds. One is patience in anger and other is patience during grief. You know that the Holy Prophet Mu ™ ammad (peace and blessings of All ā h be upon him) never went even near rage. Therefore, always remember that we have to follow the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of All ā h be upon him) in whom there was least anger. He was the man who showed patience of real mother, and even more. He is the man who is pining for his opponents who are harming themselves by not accepting him. That’s why All ā h says: “And grieve not thou for them. ” (Holy Qur’ ā n, 16[Al-Na ™ l]:128). You are all D ā ‘ ī s. Therefore, I call upon all the members of our Jam ā ‘at to call the whole world to One and Living God. Call people of the east and of the west. Call the black as well as the white. Call the Christians as well as Hindus. Call every one who has gone astray and call the atheists also. You are responsible to call Eastern Bloc and the Western Block as well. It is you alone who have to grant life instead of death to the world. If you will neglect, the people who have to die will die and will be wandering in the dark. Therefore, O ye the devotees of Mu ™ ammad (peace and blessings of All ā h be upon him) and the lovers of his religion, now don’t think about