Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 524
! ! 524 Awaken your Emotions and be Mindful of your Faith A summary in his own words of a speech presented to the Ladies at Jalsa Salana Delivered by Hazrat Mirza Bashir - ud - D in Mahmood Ahmad, Khalifat - ul - Masih II ra December 27, 1946 H az rat Khalifa t - ul - Masih ra said: T he presence of a loudspeaker negates the n eed for a separate speech to the ladies, but on the other hand, it is still important for the ladies to be addressed separately. Islam has forbidden the concept of free intermingling of genders. Upon the surface, they appear to be two separate beings , but truly they are one. The relationship between man and wo ma n is not [based up on] rule of law, but up on love. The mother does not learn how to love her child. This relationship is not dependent upon any rule of law. She acts according to that instinct which nature has imbued within her. The truth is that this relationship is neither bound by any laws nor by any guide. No complication s can arise if the basis of a relationship between a man and a woman is love. When the parents arrange for the marriages of their sons and daughters , they list a series of demands. I have often witnessed that those people who set up conditions are more likely to be involved in lawsuits. T hese sorts of demands always lead to conflict and disagreement. If a man and a woman establish a relationship based up on righteous sentiments , their journey will succeed. If it is not established on piety, conflict and discord will ensue. Laws and conditions change with circumstances. However , if the foundation is based up on love, then no demand can survive, whereas if the demands p revail, then love can not survive. Of the two, one will certainly shatter. As God has created men to be of utmost worth for women and women to be of utmost worth for men, and a woma n’s emotions inspire her to believe that she cannot live without