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81 (may peace and blessings be on him) to this matter that he should establish the rights of women in his Jama’at. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) likened the gentle sex [women] to glass which falls to pieces if harshly treated, w hose physical constitution is delicate, and who is given such feelings by God that she needs to be treated with gentleness and kindness. She is like the rib bone. B enefit from her nature as it is. Thus, when Allah the Exalted has enabled you to be among th e Jama’at of an Imam who is once again directly commanded by Allah the Exalted to establish your rights, then you should, remaining thankful to God, be ever ready to act on His commandments, the commandments that our Creator has given us. ’ (Address to ladi es delivered on 29 July 2006 at Jalsa Salana UK. Published in Al Fazl International 26 June 2015) In his address delivered on 31 July 2004 at Jalsa Salana UK Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (may Allah be his Helper) drew attention of men and women to their oblig ations in a most excellent manner and said: ‘Observe how the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) has expounded that as regards to rights, both man and woman have the same rights. Thus man cannot say that he is the قوام qawwam (guardian) and hence he has mo re rights; this does not make him worthy of more rights. Just as women are