Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 357
! ! 357 they can not stand up to other women. If our women understood these issues, then no other female adversary could stand up to them. Thus, we have not erred in adopting the [right] path. If the desired results are not forthcoming, it is due to our own failure to act. For example, if a person places the Holy Qur’ān upside down before someone , and consequently that person c annot read it properly, is that due to the reader’s lack of wisdom or a deficiency in the Holy Book itself? Therefore, e very Ahmadi woman should recognize that the Holy Qur’ān and Hadith ha ve very clearly stated that t he Jesus as who has passed, will not reappear. Instead, a reformer will emerge from within the u mmah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. The first thing we must study is w hat God Almighty and the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa have said concerning this [matter]. Only those who spent their entire lives in the service of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , his companions ra , could have truly understood the meaning and the significance of his sa sayings. As is evidenced in the H adith , there was much agitation when the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa passed away, for it happened unexpectedly and his companions ra were un aware that his sa death would occur so suddenly. The following Surah [ A n - Nasr ] was revealed around the time of the Holy Prophet Muhammad ’s sa death : § ا ۡﻟ َﻔ ۡﺘ ُﺢ َو ا ِّٰﷲ َﻧ ۡﺼ ُﺮ َﺟ ﺂ َء ِا َذ ا § َا ۡﻓ َﻮ ا ًﺟ ﺎ ا ِّٰﷲ ِد ۡﻳ ِﻦ ِۡيف َﻳ ۡﺪ ُﺧ ُﻠ ۡﻮ َن ا ﻟ َّﻨ ﺎ َس َر َا ۡﻳ َﺖ َو n َﺗ َّﻮ ا ًﺑ ﺎ َﻛ ﺎ َن ِا َّﻧ ٗﻪ ¨ ا ۡﺳ َﺘ ۡﻐ ِﻔ ۡﺮ ُھ َو َر ِّﺑ َﻚ ِﺑ َﺤ ۡﻤ ِﺪ َﻓ َﺴ ِّﺒ ۡﺢ “ When the help of Allah comes and the Victory, And thou seest men entering the religion of Allah in troops, Glorify thy Lord with His praise and seek His forgiveness. Surely He is Oft - returning with mercy. ”