Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 488
! ! 488 amounts have been assigned to the Lajnaat, in fact some have been given the responsibility for covering only four or five rupees. I am hopeful that as soon as each Lajna is informed, they will certainly participate in this donation. As a matter of fact, four thousand rupees is such a small amount that if I w ished , I could have simply sent it from Qadian. However, I wish to spur an awakening and spirit of sacrifice within the whole Jama'at. To this end, it is necessary for every individual to be included in work ing for the faith. This is why I have distributed this amount throughout the women of the Jama'at. Each Lajna will be told of this and w hen they receive this information , every woman should take part in this , so that she is not deprived of the blessings. The Gold Coast is in that part of West Africa where some among them, wear no clothes, eat raw food , and live under the trees. By the Grace of Allah Almighty, o ur missionaries there are doing a wonderful job of set ting up schools and boarding for men and women, where they are educated. Those who were naked are now wearing clothes. Those who lived under the trees are building houses, and the Hubshis [locals] are reading the Holy Qur’ān and offering Salāt and in this way, Islam is progressing. The flag of the Holy Prophet sa is being staked in to the ground and the Chri stian missionaries are fleeing before our missionaries ’ eyes. Thus , every woman should absolutely pa rticipate in this donation, through which a women’s school will be built in this country. She should participate, knowing that the school which will be built from this donation, will be the means through which ignorant women, who had never even heard of the name of the Holy Prophet sa , will learn of religion. There is another thing that I wished to say. I have decided that an effort should be made this year to build a women’s board inghouse in Qadian. People who live out of town have often complained that their girls are unable to attain higher religious education in Qadian , due to the lack of a women’s boardinghouse. Now, I am announcing that this work will begin this year , In S h a ’ Allah. I cannot say that the construction of the building will also be completed , for there are many difficulties presented in construction due to the war. At any rate , the work towards th e boarding house will commence this year. May Allah