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110 wom an’s job, for the Holy Prophet sa was after all , a human. And one day , he would pass away. Thus, the first Abu Bakr ra was created by the Holy Prophet sa , but only a woman can bear the second Abu Bakr ra. The first ‘ Umar ra was made by the Holy Prophet sa , but only a woman can produce the second ' Umar ra. The first ‘Uthman ra was created by the Holy Prophet sa , but only a woman can create the second ‘Uthman ra. The first ‘Ali ra was made by the Holy Prophet sa , but only a woman can bear the second ‘ Ali ra. A nd when they did not produce such [beings], the result was that destruction ensued , justice gradually disappeared , and there was no longer any equity. Cruelty and injustice spread to the four corners. W hy did this next generation of Muslims turn corrupt? Did devils ascend from hell [especially] to corrupt them? They were corrupted because women did not understand their responsibilit ies and they did not give their children the education that would have enabled them to walk in the footsteps of their parents. A Strange Example I always remember an incident which deeply affected me and which illustrates how even some uneducated women have grasp ed that their children should not stray from the right path. In the days of the Promised Messiah as there was a m arasi woman whose son of eighteen or twenty years became a Christian. She was not Ahmadi, but she heard from someone that there was a ‘ Mirza Sahib ’ in Qadian who strongly argued against the Christians. That boy had become a devout Christian, but she took him with her to Qadian and brought him in the presence of the Promised Messiah as. Her son al so had pleurisy. The Promised Messiah as welcomed him in Qadian and had him treated by Ha z rat Khalifat - ul - Masih I ra. The woman would come to the Promised Messiah as every day and beg , “P lease pray that God Almighty guide my son correctly. ” The Promised Messiah as would call [the boy] over and explain to hi m, but he was such a staunch Christian that despite all kinds of arguments , he never once considered leaving Christianity. Then one day, when his mother was sle eping, and he was still suffering fr o m pleurisy, he ran away around 11 :00 p. m. or at midnight so that he could reach the Christians in Batal a [a city near Qadian]. A half hour later, his mother woke up and when she saw that her son was not in his bed , she immediately realized he had run away. Consequently, she got up right away and ran [after him] in the