Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 274
! ! 274 will arrange for a series of these articles. The year before last , at this Jalsa, I told you that if fifteen women came here from other towns , I would teach them all of the Jama‘ at’s important issues within fifteen days. However, except for one woman, no one responded. If this situation continues, then it will be your own fate. My third piece of advice is that by the Grace of God, the establishment of the Lajna is proceeding successful ly. Right now, three Lajna chapters are working extremely well , i. e. , Qadian, Sialkot , and Amritsar. The Lahore and Peshawar chapters are right behind them. I hope that other Lajna chapters will also strive to do useful work. The Qadian Lajna ’s activities are limited to the h eadquarters at present. I hope that in the future, they will also attempt to manage arrangements outside [of Qad ian]. Women Should Assume t heir Responsibilities Women should assume r esponsibility for their own affairs. O nly then can they progress. We do not know what is o n your minds. W e can only be made aware of women’s needs through women. J ust as we understand men’s needs , which women cannot know , in the same way w e are unaware of that which is o n your mind. T herefore , you should express your opinions yourselves and explain that which lies with in your hearts. The Promised Messiah as has stated that faith is of three types. One is that of an old woman , who says Subhan a llah [ Holy is Allah] u pon seeing a mountain; she says Subhan a llah when she hears about a saint; and says Subhan a llah while happily believing that this saint subdued ravenous beas ts. She is set in her view that these are the ways of Allah. Haz rat Khalifa t - ul - Masih I ra would tell of a popular fable among the public, of a time w hen the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa embarked on a Mi ‘ raj [ The apex of spirituality/ the event mentioned in Surah An - Najm / a spiritual journey] and his path was obstructed by a mountain. Voices upon voices ca lled out from the heavens, urging him to hurry. He ran here and there but was unable to find his way. Finally , he came upon two beggars who were grinding opium and upon asking