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! ! 80 sacrifice. Thus, a woman’s advice solved this problem. Women do not Realize their o wn Importance It is a regrettable fact that in this day and age , women do not realize their own importance. They believe they have been created f or the service of men. Whichever rel igion the man follows, they will follow in the same direction. They do not understand that men and women each have their own relationship with God Alm ighty. The way things stand, their faith is wh at their husband directs it to be. Thus, it is necessary that a woman should think carefully about her religion because when she stands before God, she will be unable to defend her choice to be Ahmadi simply because her husband wa s Ahmadi, or that she is Christian because her husband wa s Christian. She will be asked which religion she followed becaus e she believed it to be true. Women’s Relationship w ith God Today, I will be discuss ing this very topic. Regarding faith, women should remember that they have their own independent relationship with God. Thus, w omen can establish their own bond with God , provided their faith is of their own choosing and not of their husband’s. In the past, women have been the recipient s of Divine revelatio ns, including [ Ha z rat ] Rabia Basri ra , [ Ha z rat ] Mary , and the mother of H az rat M oses as. God spoke to them. T he woma n who believes in he r religion with a complete understanding wil l not be lead away from her faith even if the man becomes misguided. This is because t he mark of distinction of the one who truly underst ands h er religion, is that even when faced with trials and tribulations, s he does not go astray. This is because when a person truly accepts her faith, s he does not stray, even if the entire world seeks to turn h er away. There is n o Lasting Success w ithout Faith Always remember that there is no consistent progress without having fait h. Why is it that men have advanced in their faith to such a degree that even they are cut apart with a saw they do not giv e up their faith? However, because women’s faith is for their husband ’ s sake and not for the sake of Allah , they are un able to make sacrifices.