Educational centers are not the arena for reform projects; rather, they are the arena for producing reformers and the nurturing space from which they draw their spiritual, intellectual, and practical provision.
As for the arena of reform projects, it is society in all its components, classes, and spaces, which requires from reformers an understanding of it and an ability to influence it and address it correctly.
However, if reformers withdraw into their centers and nurturing environments—because of the sense of reassurance and safety they find there—their message will have only limited impact and benefit, and they will become cut off from the real fields of work.
The successful reformer is the one who balances between his nurturing environment and the sphere of action within society, and does not retreat from that sphere under the pretext of widespread corruption or discomfort.
The Prophet ﷺ used to go to the people in their markets and public gatherings, conveying to them the message of his Lord, and he did not confine himself to teaching his companions in Dar al-Arqam.
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