etiquettes of area visit, selected points taken from the gatherings of the central advisory body of Dawat-e-Islami regarding area visit, etc.

Let’s listen to one story to make our mind-set about area visit:

Masjid got populated

A Qafilah of Islamic brothers from Karachi came to a Masjid in Punjab. They saw that the door was locked. When they opened the door, they saw that everything had dust on it. It seemed as if the Masjid had been closed for a long time. Together, they cleaned the Masjid and after ‘Asr Salah they went out for area visit  and came to a playground and invited the youngsters who were playing towards righteousness. اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه! Many youngsters got ready to accompany them immediately. They came into the Masjid, offered Salah and had the opportunity to listen to a Sunnah-inspired bayan. Through individual effort, they made the intention to populate the Masjid. Seeing this, an elderly person who was present there began to cry and said: اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه! Today, due to the blessing of the devotees of the prophet and the area visit, this Masjid has become populated.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! We are hearing about how successful those people are who strive. Remember! Knowledge is important for worship and striving is very necessary to gain knowledge. Let’s hear about a very big scholar’s story regarding how he was blessed due to his striving:

The successful student who strived

‘Allamah Sa’d-ud-din Taftazaani رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه, whose books are taught in the curriculum of Dars-e-Nizami. He was the most unintelligent student in the study circle of Qadi ‘Abdur-Rahman Sheerazi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه. Rather, his example would be given when referring to a dull person. But, despite this he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه never lost his determination, rather he never paid attention to what anyone said and would always remain busy in striving to read and learn his lessons. Once, whilst he was learning his lesson, a stranger approached him and said: