Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 345
! ! 345 was also present there and said that he too threw stones at him. He [ Sahibzadah Sahib ra ] lay there bleeding but continued to say , “M y people do not know what they do. ” People leapt at him as if they were the hunting dogs. They crushed his bones with stones , yet he raised his hands and continued to supplicate [to God]. Th is was the faith of an Ahmadi! Therefore, f aith cannot be eliminated by anyone ’s efforts to diminish it. Whether it be the government , the public, the rich , or the mullahs. T hey may kill us , but they cannot corrupt our faith. Therefore, it is the duty of not only our men , but of our women as well , to prepare themselves to make sacrifices for the Jama ‘ at. There are example s of not only one but hundreds of people , who suffered greatly for the Jama ‘ at , until God granted them death. Thus, it is your duty to stand shoulder - to - shoulder with men. If you love your faith , then abide by the scheme I have proposed during these trial - filled times. Think about this: i f a mother stays awake all night for her child , d oes she do so as a favor to anyone? Therefor e , if you love your faith, then bear every form of pain for its sake. I cannot reveal all that which is currently undisclosed because it is not appropriate for a general to reveal all th e secrets to his soldiers. I had appealed for twenty - seven thousand five hundred rupees , but we cannot contend with money alone. Among our enemies are many wealthy people , who can donate sixty thousand rupees at one time. There are many millionaires among the businessmen in Bombay [Mumbai]. We cannot compete with them even if we were to raise ten million. Sacrifice f or y our Faith - Simple living The real responsibility of every Ahmadi man and woman is to make sacrifice s, therefore every man and woman must live a simple life. We are unaware of what kind of sacrifices may be required from us. The Holy Qur’ān clearly states that we should neither s pend our