Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 398
! ! 398 presented]. A mistake was made , which was that it was not the right of Lajna Qadian to present this address and attribute it only in their name. Lajnaat from outside Qadian also had the right and there was no reas on for them to be excluded. Lajna Qadian is no t distinct for being special, rather it only h olds preeminence because it is located in the headquarters. If they had not put the name of Qadian when mentioning Lajna, then other Lajna would have felt included and inspired. T he address would have bee n presented on behalf of all Lajna. After this , I would like to turn the attention of the women of the Jama'at towards establishing a Lajna in their own locations and hard working women should be included within it. Just as the mind cannot speak, a person cannot carry out any work without their hands. If there is a fire and a disabled person is in its path , then although his mind will immediately order him to run, however his feet will not respond. Despite his brain’s decision , he will be un able to run. In the same way, if a woman’s child falls in to a ditch, her mind will instruct her to pull him out, but if she has no hands , she will be un able to pull him out. Lajna are the arms of this Jama'at and it is very important that they [i. e. , the organization of Lajna] should be established in ever y area. Thus, establish a Lajna in your respective location and make arrangements for your religious education and moral training. There are only twenty - five established Lajna , whereas men have established seven hundred and fifty chapters of their organization. You must stop procrastinating and establish Lajna Ima’illah everywhere. A New English Woman Convert ’s Congratulatory Address Haz rat Khalifa t - ul - Masih II ’ s ra speech was still in progress when a representative of the English Ahmadi women, a newly converted English woman, Sa lima , arrived. Haz rat Khalifa t - ul - Masih II ra very kindly ended his address and gave h er the opportunity to present her address. Accordingly, the lady presented her address in English to Haz rat Khalifa t - ul - Masih II ra and he replied to her in English as well. Afterwards , he said: