Dawat-i-Allah: Part II
Inviting people to the Divine Path: Duties of Jamaat Members
There
is a group or section of people who present themselves completely
before the Jamaat and they do the Dawat-i-Allah.
There is another group who devotes little time to it, and there are
others who present forward their wealth – which indeed they have
got through much efforts – before Allah and in this way they think
that by doing so, they are proving their claim of being Dai-Illallah
as true; but Allah says: “It is
necessary to present forward your own selves also.”
In
other words : “present your being
before anything else.” That is why
each member of the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam who are sacrificing their
wealth but who cannot sacrifice their time, as taught to us in the
Quran, is as if he has accepted a handicapped religion. It is as if
he does not have one leg. He is handicapped. To spend one’s wealth
in the path of Allah is praiseworthy, there is no doubt in it, but
this act is not complete. It is like you are walking with only one
leg. To walk with your two legs, feeling like a whole, you must
complete it with Dawat-i-Allah.
By
citing the desires of the people of Islam to do the Dawat-i-Allah
in the times of our beloved prophet (saws) and even in the times of
the Promised Messiah (as), each Dai-i-Allah
who is doing the Dawat-i-Allah
should do it with lots of love and sincerity like the first Muslims
and our noble prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Their beliefs were solid like
concrete and in whatever position/ status they reached, be it at
intellectual or non-intellectual level, or any other works for that
matter, they gave preference to the Dawat-i-Allah.
Their own (mundane) professions came after their spiritual works.
They gave preference to the Dawat-i-Allah
before the rest of works. They were ready to each become a
Dai-i-Allah
to obtain the love of Allah. To call people to Allah were their main
work. So, today also in this era, all members of the Jamaat Ul Sahih
Al Islam must also give preference to this work [Dawat-i-Allah]
over all other works.