Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 202
! ! 202 of the other members of the community to boycott the shops where hookah was smoked , or cig arettes were being sold. In the first place , the office - bearers should have realized the need t o eradicate this weakness. If they did not do this, it was the duty of the others to remind them. We cannot compel t he general population to refrain from smoking hookah , but we can compel our students, as it has adverse health effects. So far , many people have given up smoking hookah upon my advice. People from all walks of life have done so , including the young and the old, the rich and the poor. It is my hope that those remaining will also give it up. One of the signs mentioned regarding Dajjal [ Anti - Christ ] is that smoke will precede him , as well as follow him. A cigarette smoker emits smoke from his mouth, which then moves behind him. As Europeans move from place to place, they smoke, which is another trait of Dajjal. However, the Promised Messiah as came to eradicate the traits of Dajjal , therefore you should also give them up. The two issues which I have mentioned are not only evil habits, but they are also signs of Dajjal. Therefore, you should rid yourself of these signs of Dajjal , reform yourselves , and attempt to reform others so that you may become a model for the world. May God Almighty enable you to safeguard yourselves against the root of all immoralities , Am ī n.