Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 86
! ! 86 the age of nine or ten, their children will develop such a sense of honor , that no matter what else they learn, they will never go astray. Women can also inculcate good morals , as opposed to the negative ones which I have related, thus preventing the child from developing any faults ; that is true love. Y ou should remember these points, that is true love. All these directives highlight your importance. Women’s Responsibilities Until you progress, the faith cannot prosper. Our success and our sacrifice will last for at the very most twenty to twenty - five years, but if you fully understand your responsibilities , this progress will continue until the Day of Judgment. You ar e the teacher of our future generations. Our influence is temporary, but yours is permanent. Having understood this, you will realize that the greater burden falls up on you. You [women] are the ones who can securely anchor Islam. You have the capacity to cut off the head of Satan and establish the ongoing progress of religion so firmly , that all the nations may gasp in wonder. In the end, it is my prayer that God Almighty may keep our Jam a ‘a t’s men and women steadfast in their duties ; t hat we discharge our obligations to the best of our ability, to become like a solid boulder , which no enemy can shatter , Am ī n. ( Al - Fazl , January 22, 1923, p p. 5 - 7)