Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 484
! ! 484 only attained through sacrifice. It is only we who show listlessness in our efforts at times. The question does not even arise as to where th e money will come from. For when we aim to d o something for the sake of G od Almighty ’s religion and we wish to complete that work, God Almighty says, “Be” and it is. M oney is not an issue. By the Grace of God, the women of our Jama'at will easily deliver the money. What is needed is for the national offices of Lajna Ima’illah to organize themselves and hire permanent workers. They should acquire the addresses of women from all areas and initiate correspondence with them, establish a Lajna everywhere, and organize the women there. After this, just as men hold two meetings , one being this Jalsa Salana and one Majlis - e Shura , w omen should hold another Ijtema [gathering] at one other time besides this Jalsa. R epresentatives from the various m aj a lis in India should participate in this gathering and appraise their work and formulate the kind of rules and regulations which will enable them to progress further. At this occasion ( Jalsa Salana ), the National Lajna should consult with those women from out of town to decide when the Ijtema should be held. If the Ijtema were to be held during the occasion of Majlis - e Shura and different departmental secretaries were to be invited, then perhaps I could also take some time out to offer guidance on how they can structure their work. Once they become organized, the next step to be taken for their reformation will be for every single woman to learn to read and write in her own mother tongue. As a matter of fact, when a nation learns to read and write in their own language, the acquisition of all other knowledge becomes effortless. What we refer to as ‘m a nt i q’ or ‘logic’ is what every man and woman applies in their daily conversation. When y ou laugh at someone’s foolishness, it is due to, or the inference is, that you believe what the person said is illogical. When you say that you do not understand something or that it is against reason, the term ‘illogical’ is us ed to intimidate you. The truth is, that there is no [special] knowledge , which is known to men but not to yo u. Rather, it is the same concept s you use in your day - to - day conversations. There are thousands of terms you