Tabligh
literally means ‘to convey’. Contextually, it refers to conveying the
message of Islam. This is the sunnah of all the prophets. The most
important rule of tabligh is hikmah. Allah Ta’ala says in the Holy
Quran:
ادع إلى سبيل ربك بالحكمة والموعظة الحسنة
Invite (people) to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good counsel. (Verse: 16:125)
Whosoever does tabligh must adopt hikmah. It is only then, that people will understand and accept.
Tablighi Jamaat is not a jamaat/group Rather it is a movement that saw a gradual evolution starting from 1920-27.
Proof from Quran and Hadith For The Work of Tabligh
The
work of tabligh ‘has strong basis in Quran and sunnah’. There are
numerous verses of the Quran and the Ahadith of Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi
Wasallam) that support the practice of tabligh. Hereunder are a few of
them:
From the Holy Quran:
1.
ادع إلى سبيل ربك بالحكمة والموعظة الحسنة
Invite (people) to the way of your lord with wisdom and good counsel. (Verse: 16:125)
2.
ولتكن منكم أمة يدعون إلى الخير ويأمرون بالمعروف وينهون عن المنكر
And there has to be a group of people from among you who call towards good and prevent from evil. (Verse: 3:104)
3.
ومن أحسن قولا ممن دعا إلى الله وعمل صالحا وقال إنني من المسلمين
And
who is better in utterance than the one who called people towards
Allah, and acts righteously and says, “I am one of those who submit
themselves (to Allah Ta’ala). (Verse: 41:33)
From the Ahadith of Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam):
4.
فقال
أبو سعيد أما هذا فقد قضى ما عليه سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول
من رأى منكم منكرا فليغيره بيده فإن لم يستطع فبلسانه فإن لم يستطع فبقلبه
وذلك أضعف الإيمان
Hazrat
Abu Sa’eed (Radhiyallahu Anhu) narrates that he heard Nabi (Sallallahu
Alaihi Wasallam) saying, “Whosoever witnesses a forbidden act being
committed, he should prevent it by the use of his hands; if he is unable
to do so, then he should prevent it with his tongue; if he is unable to
do so, he should at least consider it a vice in his heart; and this is a
very low level of Iman”.
(Sahih Muslim Vol.2 Pg.211/2 - Darul Ma’rifah)
5.
عن
النعمان بن بشير رضي الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال مثل
القائم على حدود الله والواقع فيها كمثل قوم استهموا على سفينة فأصاب بعضهم
أعلاها وبعضهم أسفلها فكان الذين في أسفلها إذا استقوا من الماء مروا على
من فوقهم فقالوا لو أنا خرقنا في نصيبنا خرقا ولم نؤذ من فوقنا فإن يتركوهم
وما أرادوا هلكوا جميعا وإن أخذوا على أيديهم نجوا ونجوا جميعا
It
has been reported on the authority of Nu’man bin Bashir (Radhiyallahu
Anhu) that Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said, “There are people who
do not transgress the limits (laws) of Allah Ta’ala, and there are
others who do so. They are like two groups who boarded a ship; one of
them settled on the upper deck, and the other on the lower deck of the
ship. When the people of the lower deck needed water, they said, “Why
should we cause trouble to the people of the upper deck when we can have
plenty of water by making a hole in our deck”. Now, if the people of
the upper deck do not prevent this group from such foolishness, all of
them will perish; but if they stop them, they will be saved”.
(Sahih Al Bukhari Vol.3 Pg.152 - Darul fikr)
OBJECTIVE OF TABLIGHI JAMAAT
Their
objective is that each and every Muslim adopts the Islamic way in all
aspects of life. They do not advice anyone to leave all their daily
activities and join this work, but they encourage people to take out
some time from their daily engagements so that the rest of the time
could be spent in accordance to the teachings of Islam. Spending time in
the path of Allah is not the objective of the work, but rather it acts
as a motivation to practice on all other aspects of Deen.
Their call is based on Quran and Ahadith and always guided by Pious Ulema and Muftiyan Karam
Their call is for complete deen and they say to people:
Our
success in this life and the life hereafter is in obeying the
commandments of Allah (SWT) and in following the noble ways (Sunnah) of
Rasul-ullah (Sallaho Alaihe Wassallam)
There is ABUNDANT EVIDENT from the Qur’aan in their call as Allah (SWT) has said:
وَأَطِيعُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّڪُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَ
[3:132]Obey Allah and the Messenger, so that you may be blessed.
قُلۡ أَطِيعُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلرَّسُولَ*ۖ فَإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِينَ
[3:32] Say: .Obey Allah and the Messenger. Then, should they turn back, Allah does not love the disbelievers.
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ
[23:1]Success is really attained by the believers
وَعَدَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَـٰتِ جَنَّـٰتٍ۬ تَجۡرِى مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَـٰرُ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيہَا وَمَسَـٰكِنَ طَيِّبَةً۬ فِى جَنَّـٰتِ عَدۡنٍ۬*ۚ وَرِضۡوَٲنٌ۬ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ أَڪۡبَرُ*ۚ ذَٲلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ
[9:72] Allah has promised to the believers, male and female, gardens beneath which rivers flow, where they shall live forever, and good homes in gardens of eternity. And Allah‘s pleasure is above all. That is the supreme success.
Tabligh Remind people as
They remind our Muslim brothers and Sisters to change their life according to Qur’aan and Sunnah and we believe that our reminder also has evidence from the book of Allah (SWT):
They remind our Muslim brothers and Sisters to change their life according to Qur’aan and Sunnah and we believe that our reminder also has evidence from the book of Allah (SWT):
وَذَكِّرۡ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
[51:55] And keep reminding, because reminding benefits the believers.
How to actually change their life? We refer them to the Ulama (& people of knowledge) and we believe that we evidence for that from the book of Allah (SWT) as well:
How to actually change their life? We refer them to the Ulama (& people of knowledge) and we believe that we evidence for that from the book of Allah (SWT) as well:
فَسۡـَٔلُوٓاْ أَهۡلَ ٱلذِّڪۡرِ إِن كُنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ
[21:7]...So, ask the people (having the knowledge) of the Message, if you do not know...
SUMMARY OF Maulana Ilyas Idea of reformist Movement
Moulana
Ilyas Saheb (Rahimahullah) observed that people were too engrossed in
their worldly activities and had forgotten the objective for which they
had been sent to this world. He realized that they had to free some time
from their worldly engagements, to sit and ponder about Allah Ta’ala
and their purpose for being sent to this world. Therefore, he started
calling people to the masjid, and reminded them about Allah Ta’ala and
His greatness. Initially people rebuked him, they discouraged him and
used to say that they had no time for all of this; but as time went by,
they realized the truth behind it and the need for it, and started
joining him in calling others towards Allah Ta’ala. Thereafter, when
more people started joining this work, a few guidelines had to be set,
to make sure that the work was done in a proper manner. Different time
periods of 3 days, 40 days, etc. were set, so that people knew for how
long they had to be away, and could make the necessary arrangements for
that period.
