Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 270
! ! 270 After the Holy Qur’ān , Seek Knowledge of the Sunnah o f t he Holy Prophet Muhammad sa The second essential reading to carry out for attaining religious knowledge is the knowledge of the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , which means reading the Hadith of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. Religious education is incomplete without it. Although the Holy Qur’ān contains all [knowledge] , absolute righteousness is required to attain its true knowledge. Those points which are dependent up on a person adopting perfect righteousness, have been concealed by the Holy Qur’ān and will only be revealed to the reader when that status [of righteousness] is achieved. Not everyone can attain supreme righteousness; therefore, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa made the important issues and basic knowledge of Shariah known to everyone. F or example , it includes such issues as Salāt , fasting, Hajj, Zakat , etc. Since faith requires practice and practice requires knowledge of these issues, you must become knowledge able in Sunnah and Hadith. After becoming familiar with the Holy Qur’ān and Hadith , it is crucial for women to teach others. They should organize the teaching of this wit hin their homes, towns , and neighborhoods. Read the Books o f the Promised Messiah as The third important means for gaining religious knowledge is the study of the Promised Messiah ’s as books. God has shown mercy to you by making the Prophet of this age write his books in Urdu. Y ou can easily read them and gain benefit therefore you have no excuse. The necessary knowledge regarding this era as provided by the Holy Qur’ān , can be found in his books. If you make an effort to read or listen to them, you can develop the skills which will enable you to solve the most intricate of problems. I Will Test y ou on t he Promised Messiah’s as Books At this time, I am assigning two of the Promised Messiah ’s as books, which must be read or heard by every woman. Next year , I will give you a test to assess whether you have followed my directions. I am tired of repeatedly admonishing you and yet you remain