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Assalamu Alaykum

There is no doubt about the acceptance of the work of Tabligh. We just have to look how far and wide it has spread.

There are some undeniable facts. When a youngster goes off track, Shaykh or his mureeds won't come visit you, but the Tablighi saathis from the masjid will.

However, saathis do tend to be insular, making unthinking comments about tasawwuf or having a sly dig. I have heard this in masdhwera myself.

Going in jamat undoubtedly whets the appetite but because it has become common to neglect the usools, islah does not always take place. For example, you will see, what you call poorana saathis, speaking loudly after in the jamat khana in markaz after the Thursday night bayan. Furthermore, there are saathis, who have spent years in the effort but their Qur'an is still not sahih. In addition, I have heard poorana saathis fall in to gheebat in morning mashwera. Finally reliable Muftis have informed me that some things mentioned by common people in their bayans are actually not strictly correct.

One very poorana saathi in our locality actually said in urdu: 'how unjust that we make effort on the youth and other then poach them.' It was clear to me that he was having a dig at the Shaykh in our area. Sometimes love for the effort blindsthe person to their own faults.

I have also noticed Tablighi saathis treat non-tablighi ulama with less respect than they deserve and this is evidenced by how rarely they sit in their talks; the attitude being we are in a superior effort. Personally I feel this attitude is very dangerous for one's iman.

It is for these reasons that many people initially come on track via Tabligh, but ultimately seek islah via Tasawwuf. This is not the fault of Tabligh, but of the saathis generally.