Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 513
! ! 513 You have declared your faith i n the Promised Messiah, Haz rat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as. The Promised Messiah as is the shadow of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. In other words , you are the shadow s of the female companions. Yet , tell me truly. D o you have the same miraculous passion for religion and the same light present within you which they possessed ? Are your children as righteous as the progenies of the female companions were ? If you ponder upon this , you will find yourselves far behind them. The level of sacrifices these women made , have yet to be found with in this world. The sacrifices they made with t heir lives were so dear to Allah that He very soon bestowed success upon them. The work which other nations were unable to accomplish over several years, these male and female companions achieved within a few years. When t he Holy Prophet Muhammad sa emigrated to M e dina , he stood all alone. He was a weak and helpless individual. However, before eight years had passed, he entered M ecc a as a conqueror. Within this period, the men and women made sacrifices in such a way that Allah Almighty’s blessings descended upon them with a fervor , and He opened the doors to success for them. Upon the demise of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , Islam had spread throughout the whole of Arabia. At the occasion of each sacrifice , the female companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa would inquire , “O Messenger! Can we not partake in this sacrifice? Men may offer themselves for every field of sacrifice, but we cannot partake in any Jihad. Why do you not let us participate in this as well?” The women from that era competed with men in making s acrifices , but today, women compete with men in proving their indolence. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was once preparing to leave for a battle whe n a female companion joined the army. When the male companions stopped her, she asked , “Why? Why can I not go? I s it not our duty to serve Islam as well ? ” Upon hearing this reply, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa laughed and said, “Take her with us. ” She was assigned to provide water and first aid to the injured. After