Yusuf reminds us: ‘Roman and Persian empires were like the webs of spider at the time of the Prophet Muhammad. It does not, however, mean that this simple and uncomplicated notion of Dawat-e-Islam is entirely purposeless. Defining the meanings of Dawat, he says: ‘…the manner in which Prophet Mohammad lived his life and worked for the deen of Allah is tabligh’. ….Maulana Mohammad Yusuf, the second Amir (head) of Tablighi Jamaat and the successor of Mohammad Ilyas, describes Dawat-e-Islam as an end in itself. The adherents of the Jamaat are encouraged to avoid all references to politics and asked to devote themselves for what is called din ki mehnat (struggle to consolidate faith)…. This “loosely organized” organization offers us a very different form of Islam. ![]() ![]() It has emerged as one of the most dominant forms of religiosity in postcolonial India. ![]() Tablighi Jamaat is an Islamic religious reform movement.
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