held accountable and weigh your deeds yourself before they are being weighed and get prepared to be presented in the Divine Court’. (Faizan Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, pp. 79)

Therefore, fix a time and carry out Fikr-e-Madinah (i.e. today till what extent were Madani In’amaat being acted upon) daily by filling out the boxes provided in Madani In’amaat booklet and submitting it on the first date of every Madani month to your Zimmahdar Islamic sister. Moreover, do persuade other Islamic sisters to act upon Madani In’amaat through the book “Jannat kay Talab-garaun kay liye Madani Guldastah”, published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah. Every Islamic sister, by acting upon the Madani In’aam of Individual effort, should distribute at least 26 Madani In’amaat booklets and try to receive them (duly filled-in) next month. اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ There are many blessings of acting upon Madani In’amaat. Let’s listen to one Madani parable for persuasion:

I came out from a sandpit of sins

Dear Islamic sisters! By the grace of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and His Blessed Rasool
صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, prayers made from the bottom of the heart are answered, entreaties are granted, and wishes are fulfilled. This is a summary of an Islamic sister’s statement from Punjab (Pakistan): Before joining Dawat-e-Islami’s fragrant Madani environment, I was very badly stuck in the sandpit of sins. Although my heart despised sins I saw no way to abstain from them. I had absolutely no religious knowledge. I would often pray, ‘O my Lord عَزَّوَجَلَّ! I want to be a good person, make me a better person.’ At long last, my prayers were answered and one day I heard the good news of ‘a Dawat-e-Islami Sunnah-inspiring Islamic sisters’ Ijtima’ being held on Sunday 12^th August 2001 at so-and-so place.’

I began to wait anxiously for the announced event. Finally, the day arrived and I eagerly attended the Islamic sisters’ Ijtima’. Hearing the recitation of the Quran and the Na’at of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, I felt peace and pleasure in my heart. When the female preacher of Dawat-e-Islami started the Sunnah-inspiring speech, I listened to it attentively. By the end of the speech my face