Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 74
! ! 74 The Initial Appeal for the Creation of L ajna Ima’illah Delivered by H a z ra t Mirz a Bashir ud - din Mahmud Ahmad, Khalifat - ul - Masih II ra 1922 As - S alam u ‘ Alaikum wa R ahmatullahe wa B arakatohu. [ May Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon you ] To fulfill the purpose of our creation, women need to make as much effort as men. In my view , women still lack an awareness of what Islam desires of them. H ow should they spend their lives to attain Allah ’s pleasure and inherit His blessings in the hereafter , as well as in this world? Upon careful consideration , [it appears ] that most women do not comprehend the point of whether there is anything worth doing other than their daily chores. Only our women can counter the female enemies of Islam who attempt to spread suspicion regarding Islam and indoctrinate our children. If we are to create a spirit of sacrifice in children, that too can only be done through our mothers. In addition to their own spiritual and intellectual progress, the future advancement of the Jama'at is largely dependent up on the efforts of women. T he older that children become the less impress ionable they are compared to when they were young. Similarly, t he reformation of women can only be done by women. Keeping these matters in mind, I invite all those sisters , who support my ideology and accept the need for the following po ints , to come together and work to fulfill this purpose. If yo u agree with the following directives , please let me know, so that this work can be started as soon as possible. 1. It is necessary for women to come together, increase their knowledge , and then impart that knowledge to others.