Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 141
! ! 141 distastefu l. Anyhow, he estimates that fifty thousand rupees can build not only a mosque , but also the missionary’s residence. I wish to present this matter to all the ladies of our Jama'at. This is an age of competition. In England, women compete with men when taking the bar and medical exams , simply to express equality, regardless of whether they will practice it later or not. Well, they are wasting their lives, but we should compete for a n oble cause. Therefore, I declare that women should build a mosque in Europe. Previously, l adies donated ten thousand rupees for the London Mosque and according to Islam ic law, women’s contribution s should be half that of men since their inheritance is half that of men. Accordingly, now women should raise fifty thousand rupees for the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Berlin within three months. According to the Promised Messiah’s as prophecy , t he Russian Czar’s staff was taken away from him and handed over to the Promised Messiah as. The door to Russia is through Berlin and only t hrough this door can Russia be defeated. Nowadays , there is no possibility of enter ing Russia, let alone being able to preach there. The only way to spread the message is through Germany. By going t hrough Germany, we can easily preach in Russia. Fulfilling this important prophecy at the hands of women will greatly impact the later generations of th at country. T hey will learn that women are as sincere in religion as men. Th ere, Europeans will learn how much passion Muslim women have for spreading their relig ion. In the front of the mosque , it will be clearly written that Ahmadi women present this gift to our newly converted Muslim brothers. Thereafter, other s will see , and Paighamis [members of Lahori Jama'at ] will learn that while they collect from strangers and their hands spread wide before them, Ahmadi women can raise equal amounts of funds on their own. Thus , women from all over should be urged to raise funds for this cause. All the newspapers published from Qadian should announce this scheme a nd should publish my sermon. In every location, a nyone who read s the paper should encourag e their ladies to contribute to the mosque within t hree months and men should