Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 487
! ! 487 thousand rupees at this time. By the Grace of God Almighty , the re quired amount has been pledged and actually , they have pledged more than what was asked. However, there is still a section of women in the Jama'at who have not taken part in this [scheme]. I desire that every woman should be a part of this, even if she give s only a pai [a penny], so that she is not deprived of this virtuous opportunity. Thus, I would like those women who have not yet participated to take part. If a woman can only donate half [a penny] then let her give only half but let her take part in this virtuous scheme. For i t is not a matter of money, but the [point] is that when this translation is published in the German language, every individual who benefits from this translation will pray for these women , ‘Ma y God Almighty shower His Mercy up on those , owing to whom we have received this blessing. ’ And when through this translation, a person becomes Muslim, God Almighty’s mercy will descend up on those women , who participated in this translation solely because they accepted the faith. Therefore , I wish for none of you to remain deprived of this blessing. And let there be no woman among you who does not partake of these blessings. If she is only capable of giving a few pennies, then let her give a small sum, for in the eyes of God Almighty , if she is only capable of giving a few pennies , it is as if she has given a million rupees. God Almighty does not look at the amount , but He looks at the piety and the intention with which the money has been given. Apart from this, I would like to mention another matter. O ur Gold Coast Jama'at has decided to establish a women’s school, for which a local Ahmadi has given land worth fifteen thousand rupees. And now the Lajna there has decided that women should raise money for the construction of the school. I have received a letter from them, asking their Ahmadi sisters of India to assist them in this matter. Hence, I have spoken with the National Lajna Ima’illah about this and they have pledged to send four thousand rupees. Out of this four thousand, the Lajna Ima’illah of Delhi has pledged fifteen hundred through Chaudhry Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra and the National Lajna Ima’illah has distributed the rest of the amount among various Lajnaat, who will be informed shortly. Very small