Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 420
! ! 420 It brings forth its fruit at all times by the command of its Lord. And Allah sets forth similitudes for men that they may re flect. ” (Holy Qur’ ā n, Ch. 14: V. 24 - 26) First , I would like to say that in my opinion, my speech in the lad ies’ session has become redundant. H eretofore, women had their own separate session and men had their own. Now , ladies are able to listen to the speeches I deliver to men via the loudspeaker. Therefore, there is no apparent need to deliver a speech to ladies. Certainly, there are certain issues towards which women’s attention should be drawn, but even for that, there is no need for a separate speech every year. If Lajna Ima’illah ever feels the need for me to address a specific subject, they may suggest the topic to me , and I can deliver a speech on that topic. However, regarding the present situation , as my speeches on the men ’s side have been relayed to the ladies via loudspeaker for the past four years, I find that this will suffice for the women. Unless you argue , that for the last four years , men have been listening to two speeches and we have been listening to one. Therefore , for the next twenty - one years , there should be an additional speech presented to the women to make it even. However, I have not yet decided nor considered this issue. If God Almighty provides th e opportunity, I shall reflect upon the issue and whatever decision is made , will be carried out accordingly. Following this, I w ould like to say something regarding th e verses which I have just recited. In these verses, God Almighty has stated that believing men and believing women will be admitted into Paradise; a Paradise beneath which streams will flow. Today , we have ladies present here from Sargodha, Gujrat , and Lyallpur. Since they live in new ly settled areas, they are well aware of what a stream is and what its uses are. However, the streams which flow in heaven will be different from those of Sargodha and Gujrat. For one must take turns when using the water from th ese streams ; even if their pasture s are withering away or burning up in flames , they only receive water when it is their turn. Furthermore, some government officials make trouble and block the streams, which then ruin s the whole neighborhood. Likewise, if a landowner blocks the water to a stream, he can be imprison ed for one to two years.