Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 20
! ! 20 tell them that God Almighty has not only revealed His religion for educated people. R ather, He has revealed it for all people. The ignorant and uneducated are all His creation. God Almighty has blessed us so greatly and presented us with this miracle of Islam. T hat person upon whom this religion was bestowed and who has no greater equal in his nearness to Allah, was illiterate and could not write even one word. Then how can it be said that Islam is not for the illiterate? Many of the blessed companions of the Holy Prophet sa could not read or write , but the rel igion made enormous progress based upon their religious understanding and they wholly obeyed t he commands of Allah and His Holy Prophet sa and taught others. Many women make the excuse that they are not educated, but remember , that when they are presented before God Almighty , they will not be asked whether they were educated or not. Instead, t hey will be asked , ‘D id your mind comprehend the teachings of Islam or not ? W hich teaching [of Islam] is incomprehensible ? Is offering Salāt beyond your understanding ? ’ No matter how weak a person’s memory may be, she can memorize the Salāt beca us e it is a concise form of worship. Or does the difficulty lie in understanding the concepts of fasting, Zakat , Hajj , the Unity of Allah Almighty or recognizing the Holy Prophet sa as a prophet , or accepting that the Promised Messiah as is the Promised Messiah and a prophet of God? None of these teachings are beyond understanding ! These are all such beliefs which every single human being can easily comprehend and learn. Therefore , no woman should think , ‘ I am not educated. ’ I f she is not educated, she should still learn the religion and impart it to others. It is the duty of both the educated and the uneducated to study religion and practice it. Th is is precisely why God Almighty has granted intellect to human beings so that one may understand, reflect , and impart knowledge to others. The Issue of the Death of Jesus as For instance, there are some issues which are of particular importance in relation to our Jama‘a t. T he foremost amongst them is the dispute of the death of Haz rat Jesus as. When you speak with any woman, simply instruct her to l isten to the translation of these verses,