Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following
This effort of Da’wat and Tableegh is the effort of bringing the servants of Allah Ta‘ala back to Allah Ta‘ala – especially those who are heedless and do not have any thirst for Deen, and this effort also aims to create within people the zeal to sacrifice their lives for the propagation of Deen.
This is the essence of our effort, and this is the message which we give to all people. If this effort progresses in the correct spirit, then after some time, we will see thousands of more madrasahs and khanqahs being established (through the barakah of this effort). Rather, every Muslim will become like a madrasah and a khanqah (in benefiting others), and this bounty of Islam which Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) brought to us, we will see it established on a broad scale, as befits the glorious status of this Deen.
(Malfoozaat Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) pg. 108-109)
Source: Ihyaauddeen.co.za