Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 289
! ! 289 forever reunited with you. Once , I had a dream of a kabbadi [wrestling] match being held. There we re two parties, Ahmadi and non - Ahmadi. One by one, t he members of the Ahmadi team were bringing the opposing team ’s players onto their side , unt il none were left except one large man. He crept along the wall until he finally reached the Ahmadis, where he stood up and said, “When the rest of them had all come over to you , what was I to do there all by myself?” Th ere is a lesson in this for you. I t is God’s firm decision that He will un ite you with your relatives. However , if you yourself go against His decisions and maintain these relationships, then t ake heed that they will continue to draw further and further away from you, for your action s are against the wi ll of God Almighty. His anger will divide you for the rest of time. It is related that Haz rat ‘Umar ra was a very fierce opponent of the Holy Prophet sa. So much so, that he so brutally beat his slave - girl for accepting Islam to the point that she lost her eyes. Once , when the disbelievers hatched a plan to kill the Holy Prophet sa , Haz rat ‘Umar ra resolved to take up the gauntlet. Someone who came to know of his intention, told him to take care of his own home first, as his sister and brother - in - law had also become followers of the Holy Prophet sa. He immediate ly went to his sister’s house where h is sister and brother - in - law were listening to the recitation of the Holy Qur’ān from a companion ra of the Holy Prophet sa. They quickly hid the Holy Qur’ān. A fter interrogating them, Haz rat ‘Umar ra attacked his brother - in - law with his sword , but his sister intervened and was injured. Striking a woman was considered an act of cowardice, and therefore Haz rat ‘Umar ra felt ashamed. To cover up his embarrassment upon witnessing his sister bleeding, he asked her to show him what they were r eading. The brother - in - law wishe d to show him the Holy Qur’ān , but his sister passion ately exclaimed, “You are unclean. H ow can you be shown this Holy Book?” Haz rat ‘Umar ra , who had been greatly affected by his own action and the strength of his sister’s faith melted , and immediately accepted Islam. This occurred because this woman was fully determined to abandon her honored brother , but not her sacred faith.