Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 261
! ! 261 Therefore, every single woman should pay attention to her educational progress. On the men’s side, I can spe ak for hours on a single verse, but among women, my attention remains focused on whether the address can be easily understood. Due to this , the address and lecture etc. , directed towards women remains very basic and the real subject escapes the mind. When I give the dars to women, there are times when I deliver a lesson over one and a half to two r uk ū‘ in a short time , whereas with men, I spend the same amount of time in explaining just one verse of the Holy Qur’ān. So once again , I call your attention to the importance of being knowledgeable in your own country’s language. Pay Attention Towards y our Progress After this, I draw your attention to the fact that religious education is the most important education. How can I explain it to you so that you pay heed ? In this age, Allah Almighty’s m essenger came and for forty years he spoke continuously of God Almighty, resulting in a God - fearing atmosphere where many men attained the status of Ghaus , Qutab , W ali , Siddiq [ various ranks denoting extreme devotion and nearness to God ], and the righteous. Some of them rank ed among the likes of Haz rat Abu Bakr ra , Ha z rat ‘ U th man ra , Haz rat Zubair ra , and Haz rat Talha ra. He also addressed many among you and he also narrate d God’s teachings and he trained the women in a similar manner. However , they [the women] were unable to reach such a [lofty] status. After his demise, God appointed a person with the Siddiq i 5 attributes from among you, but even that did not bring about the required transformation. God then appointed me to this position and for the last fifteen years, I have been drawing your attention towards religion through regular lessons and recurring serm ons, exhortations, and lectures. I have always strive n to make women progress , yet still ! # ! The person with Siddiqi attributes refers to Hazrat Hakeem Maulana N u r - ud - D in, Khalifat - ul - Masih 1 ra. Siddiqi means the Truthful and is the high rank of extreme devotion that Hazrat Maulana N u r - ud - D in attained, similar to Hazrat Abu Bakr ra Siddiq. [Editor] !