Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 482
! ! 482 un derstand them. When they develop the ability to reflect over religious matters, it is hoped that they will understand their responsibility and they will perform b eneficial work for their faith. Just as the human hand performs all the work, but a hampered o r injured hand is of little use, similarly, women are undoubtedly valuable and useful beings who can accomplish so much. However, they must first be trained to become competent and capable. Just as a diamond must be cut and polished in order for it to be of use and a source of beauty; women must also be reformed for them to be valuable for the faith. Consequently, the National Lajna Ima’illah has a long way to go , and an enormous task lies before it requiring them to make sacrifice s day and night. It will require such women as are willing to dedicate themselves for the cause of the faith in the same way as men have dedicated themselves for the cause of the faith. Therefore, I am giving the National Lajna Ima’illah a margin of o ne month. W ithin one month, i. e. , before the end of January 1945, they should organize their office. Land has already been purchased for the office , which will be dedicated to the memory of Umme Tahir ra. The payment was made from a loan. Its location is on the way to Darul Anwaar near the [Printing] Press , close to the turning in the road. It is a good place for the building of Lajna offices. This place is located in a n entirely Ahmadi neighborhood where women can come together without encountering any difficulty. Furthermore, the offices of the Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya are located nearby , from where necessary information can be obtained as the need arises. On accou nt of difficulties due to the war, we cannot build anything there for the time being. The land was purchased from Malik Amar Ali Sahib when the time was right. At th e time , Malik Sahib sacrificed a great deal for the sake of the Community and gave it [to us] for four thousand rupees, which was inexpensive considering the [property] value at the time. Had he demanded a higher price at the time, it would have been within his rights. I had asked the late Umme Tahir ra to inform Malik Sahib that we need this land for the Jama'at and he g a ve it to the Jama'at without taking any profit. Consequently, he sold it without making any profit, even though the current value of that land is much more than what he accepted. B ased up on current prices , it runs to approximately twenty - five to thirty thousand rupees.