The Essence of Islam – Volume IV — Page 271
Propagation, Establishment of a Holy Jama'at, and Instructions 271 disciplines nor to any purposeless repetition of formu- las. What they possessed was something very different: they were wholly committed to obedience of the Holy Prophetsa. The light that was in him passed through the duct of obedience and fell upon the hearts of his Companionsta and wiped out all thoughts of everything beside Allāh. Their bosoms were filled with light in place of darkness. Remember well that the same is the situation today. You cannot be purified until the light which comes through the Divine duct falls upon your hearts. The human bosom is the place of descent of Divine light; that is why it is called the House of Allah. The grand design is that the idols that fill it should be broken and Allah alone should dwell in it. [Malfūzāt, vol. 1, pp. 187-188] Spread of the Jama'at Although our Jama'at has not yet spread in large numbers in different parts of the world, my followers are to be found in many places, from Peshawar to Bombay, Calcutta, Hyderabad Deccan, and even in Arab countries. This Jama'at initially spread and in- creased in the Punjab and now I find that it is progressing in most parts of India. Its membership is composed more of learned people and less of oth- ers. . . . . The grace and power of God Almighty have frustrated the plans of Maulavīs and has increased our Jama'at in an extraordinary way and is increasing it continuously. In this Jama'at will be found largely