Taʿlīm o Tarbiyat Masjid Al-Siddique, Karachi
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On the wall

Ten boards, one argument

Every board is transcribed here so it can be read, searched and carried anywhere. The photograph is the original; the text beside it is its transcription.

A pale green board reading “Taʿlīm o Tarbiyat” in Nastaliq script. Title board Taʿlīm o Tarbiyat The name of the movement, its motto, and its identity. A board stating the aim, “the establishment of the Dīn”, alongside the four pillars of the method. Foundation The Aim and the Method One aim, four pillars: teaching, formation, invitation, service. A two-column board listing three objectives and the three works that deliver them. The plan Aims and Objectives Three things to achieve, and the three works by which they are achieved. A board carrying Iqbal’s poem beginning “Yā Rab! dil-e-muslim ko wo zinda tamannā de”. Poem The Anthem Iqbal’s poem “Duʿā”, from Bāng-e-Darā. A pale blue board bearing the Arabic supplication with its Urdu translation. Hadith The Supplication The supplication narrated from ʿAbdullāh ibn Masʿūd (may Allah be pleased with him). The Kalima Ṭayyiba on a board bordered with a green leafy vine. Belief The Kalima Ṭayyiba The testimony and its two halves — oneness, and messengership. A chart of the Arabic alphabet, each letter shown with its name. Foundation The Letters of Arabic Twenty-nine letters — the first rung of reading. A board decorated with mauve roses listing the three springs of the faith. Principle The Three Springs of the Dīn Where knowledge comes from, where practice comes from, and who measures truth. Five hexagons on a pale green board naming the five domains of the faith. Framework The Five Domains of the Dīn The faith is not worship alone — creed, worship, dealings, social life, character. Five labelled cards on a green ground naming the pillars of Islam. Pillars The Pillars of Islam The five supports on which Islam stands.