We, students at a Darul Uloom, have been told that we are too much involved in the means instead of the objective.

Answer

Tableegh and Ta'leem are one and the same thing. When an Ustaad imparts Ilm-e-Deen, he is engaging in Tableegh of the highest merit. Those who claim that there is too much involvement in the acquisition of Deeni Ilm are under the spell of shaitaan and the nafs. In fact, students of today are not genuine Students of Deeni Knowledge. They waste considerable time in futility. They lack understanding of even the meaning of Ilm. This Maulana Saheb is afflicted by a grievous misconception. Tableegh without Ilm is not possible. And, by Tableegh we do not mean the specific Tableegh of the Tableegh Jamaat. Only the Ulama are able to discharge the obligation of certain forms of Tabligh, and for this Ta'leem and Ta-allum are Waajib.