Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 39
Missing Prayer in Congregation Once when Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen ra was in Madinah, he was unable to join the congregational Zuhr Prayers. This deeply troubled him and he considered it to be an unforgivable sin. Pale with intense fear, he even feared entering the mosque. However, when he reached the door of the mosque, he saw this written on the door: O servants of God! If you commit some sin, do not despair of God's mercy. He is the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful. This gave him some courage, but even then, he entered the mosque in a state of fear and anxiety. During Salat, he prayed fervently, 'O my God! forgive this fault of mine. ' This shows how serious Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen ra was concerning Salat in congregation. It also shows how carefully he followed the teachings of Islam, as Muslim men are instructed to perform their Prayers in congregation.