Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 267
! ! 267 (Holy Qur’ān , Ch. 81: V. 8) Or in other words, people will be united together; meaning the lower classes and upper classes will all gather in one place. One example of this is today ’ s gathering. There are several amongst you whose mothers and grandmothers might have consider ed it an insult to sit with people of a lower class, but you are sitting together in accordance with God ’ s revelation and God has made everyone equal. Times have Changed, therefore y ou s hould a lso Reform Yourself Today , all supremacy has ended. The circumstances of the past can be captured from the following example. It is said that a Chaudhry [upper class person] was traveling with a Marasi [street singer , considered to be of lower caste ]. On their way , they stopped at an inn. The ground under the Marasi’s bed was extremely muddy due to rain, so the poor man reluctantly moved closer to the Chaudhry. The Chaudhry smacked him harshly , exclaiming, “A re you trying to be my equal?” At the second stop , there was no bed available, therefore the Chaudhry was forced to sit on the floor. T he Marasi took up a shovel and began to dig a gra ve - like hole in the ground. The Chaudhry inquired as to what he was doing , to which the Marasi replied “ H ow can I possibly sit at the same level [as you] ?” Times have changed, and many Sayyeds, Pathans , and Mughals [Southeast Asian ethnicities who were considered of high social status] go to the homes of lower caste deputies an d pay their respects. Now , the one who is greater and more honorable is the one who is faithful and righteous in the sight of God. Remember this, that now you can no longer sit at home and rule over others. The days of ruling over others is gone. God Almighty w ishes to create unity by removing all hierarchy. According to the judgment contained within the Holy Qur’ān , the righteous will now prosper. According to the following verse , a righteous man is a learned man. n َا ۡﺗ ٰﻘ ُﻜ ۡﻢ ا ِّٰﷲ ِﻋ ۡﻨ َﺪ َا ۡﻛ َﺮ َﻣ ُﻜ ۡﻢ ِا َّن “ Verily, the most honorable among you, in the sight of Allah , is he