Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 287
! ! 287 raised his index finger in Attahayaat. He had just raised his finger, when the whole group of followers discontinued their Salāt and jumped upon him , shoutin g “ W icked man, wicked man !” Thus, such troublemakers already existed before the arrival of the Promised Messiah as. The Promised Messiah as came to reform. Who is the troublemaker? T he one who causes injury or the doctor who intends to treat it with a scalpel? If one’s mouth is bitter due to fever, and the physician prescribes Q uinine [an extremely bitter medicine used in India] , no one w ill say that this was the act of a cruel person who caused his mouth to be bitter. If a doctor does not remov e phlegm, the body’s condition deteriorate s. W hat possible objection could there be to removing phlegm? How could a patient’s condition improve i f a bone remained broken, a wound was no t cleaned by a scalpel , or a st ringent medicine was not app lied ? The patient’s life would be endangered. Considering the situation, how could any one consider the doctor to be the wrongdoer? Once, a person asked the Promised Messiah as about this division. He said , “Very well , t ell me , in order t o preserve your good milk, do you mix it with yogurt , or do you keep it separate?” It is obvious that if good milk i s mixed with yogurt, it cannot stay wholesome for even one minute. Hence, it was essential to separate godly people from the unfortunate ones. Just as if one does not take precaut ionary measures when visiting the sick a healthy person may contract a disease , l ikewise, it is the practice of God Almighty to separate the godly people from spiritual illnesses. T herefore , God Almighty has commanded that funeral , weddings, Salāt etc. , should be observed separately [from non - Ahmadis]. It is generally women who dispute this matter ; therefore, I will advise women. Just as the life of one who is healthy is endangered by contact with the sick, remember that the same could happen if one maintains [familial] relationships with non - Ahmadis. Most women say, how can a relationship between a brother and sister be sever ed? Truly , I can say to you that if there is an earthquake or if a fire breaks out, a sister will not care for her brother, but would rather push him away and seek to escape as quickly as she could from the collapsing roof. Then why is religion viewed any differently? The fact is that