Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 322
! ! 322 down His revelation. Now strive to learn and understand it , so that you may reap the benefits. Otherwise , nothing will come about. Learn r eligious knowledge. Do not believe yourself to be sinners whilst doubting how you will be granted the ability to learn religious knowledge. Know this, that if you a re a great sinner, then God Almighty is the Greatest Forgiver and Most Merciful. A re you great or is Allah the Greatest of all ? Ask for forgiveness, for God Almighty will certainly forgive you. Likewise , the Holy Qur’ān instructs us to establish Salāt. It is far better for women to perform Salāt in congregation. By performing Salāt in congrega tion, thousands of blessings will be gained , and it is not appropriate to perform Salāt alone. If women are determined to follow this, it is neither difficult for them nor is it forbidden. Women can lead the prayer [among women only]. Congregational prayer is neither difficult nor dissimilar. The only difference is that seventy times more b lessings will be gained , and in this way, they will make more progress in the area s of religion and spirituality. Likewise, it is important to spend in the way of God Almighty. I cannot pass the chance to compliment the women of this community. Compared to other women , they have participated in the financial sacrifices with much more fervor. Our sisters are very brave in paying their chanda s , however , to donate anonymously and secretly reaps many more blessings. In our country , it has become a custom to force donation s or to make a demonstration of it. An example of this would be the woman who burned down her home to show off her beautiful ring [see page 40 3 ]. Therefore, help the poor secretly and by doing so you will lose no thing and nor will God Almighty let your act go to waste , because He is the Master and King of both worlds. The earl ier prophets foretold of the Holy Qur’ān ’s prophecies and in a way , they envied us for this. Then how unfortunate it would be if you still failed to benefit from its revelation ! I f you do not fo llow its commandments, remember that the punishment for opposing it is grave indeed.