Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 496
! ! 496 disobedient for he did not listen to me. If mothers take this stand, a revolution will be brought about in no time. If mothers adopt this stance , then ninety - nine percen t of the boys will be reformed, n inety - nine percent of our boys will improve in their studies. They will becom e motivated , and they will develop the spirit of sacrifice. I would like to take this opportunity to tell the women of our Jama'at to inspire their sons to dedicate themselves to waqf for the sake of their faith. For those who are not accepted for waqf by our Movement, motivate them to take money out of their earnings and donate it for the publications of Islam and Ahmadiyyat. If their sons are not prepared to do so, then it is the duty of every mother to warn her sons, “You have not fulfilled your right to me and on Judgment Day , I will tell God Almighty, here stands my disobedient son. He di d not listen to me. ” I see that the time has come to direct the Movement in a magnificent way. However, we cannot succeed in this quest , until our women unite with us. The day when our women adopt this type of thinking, rest assured that the reformation of our boys will suddenly become easy , and t hey will work vigilantly in every area of life. Therefore, progress in our education is absolutely necessary for our Jama ‘ at. Education plays a key role in guiding a person to the rig ht path and to understanding truth. It facilitates the path for any task , which may lie before a person. One of my friends mentioned that his grandfather was Ahmadi , but his father was not. It occurred to him that his grandfather was a very piou s and revered man , and he was never unjust. Th ere must have been an inherent truth [within Ahmadiyyat] for him to have accepted Ahmadiyyat. Consequently, he began reading the books of the Promised Messiah as and as a result , he became Ahmadi. Now , this was only possible be cause he was educated. If he had been an unlettered person , he would never have thought [to pursue this further]. Eve n if he had thought of it, he would have been un able to read the bo oks. Hence, it is necessary that the Jama ‘at have not only hundreds , but thousands of educated people. Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya requires many workers , as does T a hrik - i - Jadid