خطبات طاہر (جلد 1۔ 1982ء) — Page 372
Khutbat-e-Tahir Vol 1 372 September 17, 1982 Hospitality of Jama'at England and Valuable Exhortations to Visitors (Friday Sermon delivered on 17۔9۔1982 at Fazl Mosque London) After tashahhud, ta 'awwudh, and recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah Hadur said: Though not accustomed to address such gathering in English but for the sake of those natives and some of the visitors abroad who cannot understand Urdu, I have elected this day to address you in English۔Also I have in mind those children, though born of Pakistani parents but unfortunately they have chosen to remain ignorant of their mother tongue; to that extent at least, that they cannot follow ordinary speeches delivered in Urdu۔And again more unfortunately so, they some time take pride in this, while this is a fact, of which one should be ashamed۔There is no pride in not knowing any thing, least Urdu or any other language۔But it is a question of