Tabligh Jamaat

The Tabligh work revived by MAULANA Mohammed Ilyas (RAH) is

increasingly spreading throughout the world, six points of Tabligh,
General advice for workers, Amir and his responsibilities, An excerpt
and English translation of urdu book called (Chay bat'ai) by Maulana
Mohammed Ilyas (RAH) and some additional comments from What Islam is?
by Muhammad Manzoor Naomani

FOREWORD

By the mercy of Allah, the Tabligh work revived by late MAULANA

Mohammed Ilyas is increasingly spreading throughout the world. The
workers closely connected with and who are actively engaged in this
great work knows well and appreciates its importance. Others who are
intellectually prepared and temperamentally inclined to learn about
this tremendously appealing program find in English no authentic and
relevant book on this program.

INTRODUCTION

We glorify Allah an ask Blessings and Peace on His noble Prophet his
companions mad those who follow him in upholding the cause of the
Right Religion.

We all know that this world is mortal. Everyone who is born here is
destined to die one day, and everything that flourishes here is to
meet its decay, sooner or later. We are therefore bound to believe
that this is not our permanent and perpetual abode; we can never
succeed in living here for ever. No one so far could do so and no
one shall ever do so. Should we take this world as an eternal and
everlasting home we should not be more than a fool. Without any doubt
there is an end to our present existence. We are here on a journey
and our original and real destination is yet to come. We are born
here only to decorate our eternal home. We cannot be called wise if
we prefer this mortal existence to the eternal one. It is a fact and
we most bear it in mind permanently that our sole duty is to strive
for the betterment of our real home.

Although the fact is so obvious and clear that none can deny it, yet
man has ever since this creation in this world been neglecting it.
He has been so fool as to prefer the mortal to the immortal. And it
is only out of our Lord's utmost kindness towards His servants that
man is reminded every now and then of this fact. Allah, the Almighty
sent down thousands of Prophets into the world to guide man to the
right path. These pious servants of Allah bore tremendous hardships
and went ; through severe trials only to guide human beings to the
Right path. The sole purpose of their Prophet hood was to remind he
is not here fore ever and that he is to be transferred to another
world. They explained to him in every possible way that his real
success in this world and in the After-life lies only in his
becoming a true vicegerent of his Lord and in placing more
importance on his next life than on this present one. The Celestial
Mission they were charged with to carry on was nothing but the
righteous deeds gain success in the both worlds. while the wrong
deeds lead to man's utter failure in both. They spent their lives
enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong. The glorious
chain has ended with the last Holy prophet Mohammed (Sallallahu
Alayhi Wasallam) May peace be upon him Through him Allah proclaimed
to the world that no more prophets would now be raised up for the
guidance of humanity. Allah told us that henceforth the
responsibility for preaching and propagation this Divine Mission has
fallen wholly upon the shoulders of the followers of this revered
last Prophet Mohammed (Sallallahu Alaihe Wasallam). It is really a
great significant and unique virtue of this Ummat. The Holy Qur'an
says that very object of this Ummat (nation) was only to strive for
the guidance of mankind

Allah says in Holy Quran:

"You are the best of peoples evolved for mankind. enjoyning what is
right and forbidding what is wrong and believing in Allah ( 3:110)

It is a pity that the conditions prevailing now in the entire Muslim

world are so extremely deplorable that what to speak of preaching of
the faith and guiding the other, not more than two or three per cent
of us are true to Islam. We have today become contented only with
becoming superficially and traditionally connected with Islam and
are far from being true faithful model of Islamic idealism.

This negligence of Muslim community towards the revival of the

Islamic zeal has especially been more pitiable during the last few
decade. Our enthusiasm towards "Amr B'l M'aaruf and Nahi Anil
Munkar" ( enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong) has
not been so energetic as it should have been. No general effort on
this field was made. Of course there were many pious servants of
Allah performing various religious duties in various parts of the
world but most of these were individual efforts rather than a
general movement.
Maualna Muhammad Ilyas (RAH) (may Grace be upon his soul) can rightly
be treated a pioneer in this field. He stood up in this state of
chaos and took great pains to inculcate the spirit of Islamic
ideology among the Muslim community, in both thought and practice.
Maualna chalked out a six- point program for performing this divine
mission. The significance of this program is that it aims in
particular at the revitalization of Imaan (Faith) He was of the view
that almost every Muslim has in the depth of his heart a bit of
Imaan. But it is usually overpowered by other circumstances. If we
succeed to rekindle this latent faith in his heart by providing
treasure and help him to realize its importance. Imaan is the base
on which the whole structure of the Divine Religion stands. So far
as we do not revitalize it we can not erect the whole structure. If
a Muslim is provided with an opportunity to strengthen his Imaan the
tree of Islam will start blossoming, very rapidly and without much
exertion. Maualna emphasized that every Muslim irrespective of his
social status must try to bring home his Muslim brothers also with
affection, toleration and to preach them the right action that
would win them the favors of Allah and to warn them of the
consequences of evil deed. In short, what he wanted was that a
Muslim should strengthen his belief and reflect the true spirit of
Islam by being constantly conscious of the value of his treasure
i.e. Imaan.

Experience so far achieved in this field showed that Maualna was

right in his approach and quite successful in his attempt. A Muslim
who works in accordance with this program gains such valuable
virtues as he molding his life in the pure Islamic shape.

The program is based on the six points.

1. Imaan

2. Salaat

3. 'Ilm and Dhikr (knowledge and remembrance of Allah)

4. Ikram-i Muslim to respect every Muslim

5. Ikhlas-i- Niyyat (sincerity) (of intention)

6. Tafrigh-i-Waqt (to spare time)

As you see the first two of these 6 points are the fundamental
pillars of Islam while the remaining four are not so they can be
called the auxiliary means. It should therefore be noted that the
Tablighi movement does not tell that all these six points are the
basic tenets of Islam. It simply means that the first basic tenets
exercised with the support of the other four points bring more
rapidly an overall change in a Muslim's life and help him in the
faithful discharge of all his religious duties. The Kalimah, for
instance, is to remind you the Oneness of Allah and His Lordship and
that Holy Prophet Mohammed (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) is His
Messenger. Salaat is a projection of the pledge we make by Kalimah
into the realm of practice. Ilm (knowledge) is an inducement to
acquire the knowledge of Allah' s Commandments and how to carry them
out. Dhikr (Remembrance of Allah ) is to enlighten our hearts and
strengthen our relations with the Almighty. Ikram-i-Muslim (to
respect every Muslim) is to train ourselves for the real Islamic code
of social conduct Ikhlas i-Niyyal (sincerity) is to prefer the
Hereafter and the Divine Approbation to the luxuries of this mortal
world. Tafrigh-i-Waqt (to spare time) is to provide an opportunity
for training to adhere to the Divine Commandments. The seventh one
i.e. abstinence from the useless pursuits is to keep one's mind as
free from the worldly useless affairs as possible so that one can
strive to achieve the goal safely and quickly.

Execution of the Program

As for the execution of the program, it is done by making Muslim

move about far and wide for seeking and imparting knowledge and
spreading the lofty injunctions of Islam and adhering to them
strictly. For this purpose a few Muslims belonging to various
categories of the community come together, select some one from among
them as their Amir (party leader) and set out to work in his
guidance. This group (termed as Jamaat) leaves their home, children
and all otherworldly occupations for a certain period of time only
to strive for the revitalization of their Faith in pursuance of the
program. In this tour (Jammat) the participants do their best
efforts to learn, teach and practice the not only the pillars of of
Islam such as (Kalimah; Salaat, Zakaat, Soum and Hajj), but also
practice and learn mutual rights and obligations, respect and
affection for elders and youngsters, hospitality and courtesy,
discipline and real obedience to Allah. With all sincerity and
observing due regards and respects of every Muslim they go from door
to door persuading Muslim brothers to realize their status as being
men of Faith (Mu'min) and to revitalize the same with the help of the
program. In the following chapters the six points of the program are
being dealt with very briefly along with necessary instructions and
advice. It may however be borne in mind that the program is a
practical one and it can only be realized and appreciated by headlong
active participation in the work. Hence, we sincerely invite you to
join a Jama'at, and move along with n and have a practical experience
by coming into a direct contact with some experienced, fellows
staying at Basti Nizamuddin Auliya, New Delhi-13 (India).

I'd like to mention the Late elders (ASLAAF) of Markaz Nizamuddin

(BANGLEWALI MASJID INDIA) who spend their whole life in the work of
Dawah :

Hazratjee Maulana Mohammed Ilyas (RAH)

Hazratjee Maulana Mohammed Yusuf (RAH)
Hazratjee Maulana Enaamul Hassan (RAH)
Shaikhul Hadith Maulana Izharul Islam (RAH)
Maulana Ubaidullah (RAH)
Maulana Umar PalanPuri (RAH)
Maulana Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi (RAH)
Maulana Yunus Poonawale (RAH)
Bhai Fazle Kareem (RAH)
Bhai Sharif Bombaywale (RAH)
Qari Hanif (RAH)
Miyajee (RAH)

and others....

I'd like to also mention the elders (ASLAAF) of Markaz Nizamuddin

(BANGLEWALI MASJID INDIA) who are playing a great role in the work of
Dawah :

Maulana Zubair Sahab

Maulana Saad Sahab
Maulana Suleman Jhanji Sahab
Maulana Ibrahim Devla Sahab
Maulana Ahmed Lat Sahab
Maulana Yunus Palanpuri Sahab
Maulana Mustaqim Sahab
Maulana Siloni Sahab
Dr. Khalid Sahab
Dr. Sanaullah Sahab
Professor Nadir Ali Khan Sahab
Bhai Shamim Sahab

and others....

The elders recommend that every Muslim should go for jamaat as

follows:
3 days a month
40 days a year
4 months in a lifetime .
The elders also recommend that every Muslim should do these five
things as follows:

2 Gasht's - One Gasht in the Mosque where he stays and the second
Gasht in neighbour Mosque
Daily 2 Taalim's - One Taalim in the Mosque and second Taalim in the
home
Daily 2 and half hours for Dawah - To spread the message of Islam to
muslim brothers
To sit toghether in the Mosque with other muslim brothers and make
fikr how to spread the message of Islam among muslim brothers
3 days a month
There are also 12 important thing to do for each peron of Jamaat when
going out in the path of Allah :

These four things should be done more & more:

Dawah- SPREADING THE MESSAGE OF ISLAM

Ibadah- WORSHIPING ALLAH
Taalim- LEARNING AHADITH FROM FAZAIL E AMAAL
Khidmah- TAKING CARE OF ALL FELLOW MUSLIM BROTHER

These four things should be done less:

Eat less
Sleep less
Spend less time out of the mosque
Speak less un-important things

These four things shouldn't do:

Don't take or use others thing without their permission

Don't desire with the heart
Don't desire with the tongue
Don't speak of worldly affairs