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211 and others are highly educated women who stay at home for the sake of their children’s moral upbringing, and when the children reach an age when they do not need their mother’s care at each step of the way, and a strong foundation in training has been given to them, then these women return to their workplace as well. In short, women should make sacrifices in this regard. Allah the Exalted has granted the distinctive status to a woman that Paradise lies under the feet of a mother because she makes these sacrifices. By nature, women are gifted with a strong sense of sacrifice. Paradise is under the feet of women who relinquish their personal desires. ’ (Published in Al Fazl International 15 May 2015) In his address delivered at 2006 Jalsa Salana, Australia, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (may Allah be his Helper) gave the following advise concerning status of women: ‘It is the fruits of your efforts in raising your children that will earn the c hildren paradise in this world and in the H ereafter. It is their practice and their excellent moral upbringing that will secure their relationship with God, and children will also make it a habit to pray for their parents. The prayers of your children will thus become a source of you attaining an elevated status in Paradise in the H ereafter. Therefore, if Ahmadi women understand their responsibilities towards their children, if today, you