rapidly in our society. If a needy person wants a loan, he goes to organizations which easily grant him a loan on interest, and he happily takes this loan, without even considering it to be an evil act. On such an occasion, if a religious Islamic brother tries to make them understand, then such statements are heard: ‘O dear, what can we do? It is a compulsion. We are powerless, there is no choice except this; what can we do alone; etc. however, this is not right, because neither are we powerless and compelled, nor are we left without any choice.

As far as ‘what can we do alone' is concerned, then at least we must try to develop the passion to reform ourselves. We should develop the passion to act upon it with courage and sincere intentions. Can the corrupt and oppressive system of the society be reformed only by empty slogans? Can a change be brought about in the society only by feeling sad? Of course not, rather, we must firstly change ourselves; we have to examine ourselves. You can go through the pages of history and see the wonderful achievements of the great commanders of Islam. Changes occurred only when revolutionary steps were taken.

The month of Muharram-ul-Haraam is showering its blessings. The great incident that occurred on the 10^th of this blessed month contains countless Madani pearls of Madani teaching for us. Millions of Salams be upon the great riders who were suffering great cruelties and torture, but none of them missed their Salah! Millions of Salams be upon the chaste women of the Honourable Ahl-e-Bayt, who were witnessing the bloodshed, but continued to act upon the Shari’ah! May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ enable us to have wisdom, the passion for faith, for the sake of the Ahl-e-Bayt رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی عَـنْـهُم!

May I be sacrificed upon the Madani thought of Ameer Ahl-e-Sunnat, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami that he has given us the great ‘Madani aim’ that if we intend to live our lives according to this Madani aim by acting upon it, then Masajid will be filled with Salah-offering people and Sunnah will be practised everywhere, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Furthermore, in doing so, the slaves of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم will be able to overcome their sins. What is that ‘great Madani aim’? Let’s repeat it together: ‘I must strive to reform myself and the people of the entire world, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ.’