Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume II — Page 134
134 elementary exam. Because of being home schooled , my teachers kept promoting me to the higher grades. Hence, I did not even pass elementary school. And you have passed the Matriculation exam [ tenth grade ]. Y o u will go on to complete F. A. [ twelfth grade ]. N ext will be the bachelor’s degree and by then, God willing, master’s degree classes will be offered. Y ou will realize that secular knowledge is quite inferior in comparison to the Holy Qur’an ’s knowledge, and then you will certainly search for that knowledge in the Holy Qur’an. F aith is always borne first, and then deeds follow afterwards. If you are certain that the Holy Qur’an is full of knowledge , which can not be found elsewhere in this world , then you will surely try to find it. A nd when you search for it, you will find it. The Holy Qur’an itself tells us that it is a hidden treasure. Its words are open to everyone , its chapters are open to everyone [to understand] , h owever they are only comprehensible to those who first believe. He [ Allah ] says : ط َّﻻ َﻳ َﻤ ُّﺴ ۤٗﻪ ِا َّﻻ ا ۡﻟ ُﻤ َﻄ َّﻬ ُﺮ ۡو َن [ Which none shall touch except those who are pure at heart. ] (Holy Qur’an Ch. 5 6 : V. 80 ) Which means, i t expounds to those who are pure at heart. Only those people who have been blessed with Grace and Mercy can comprehend what has been expounded in the Holy Qur’an. All other Arabic books can be understood [simply] by knowing the Arabic language. However, t he Holy Qur’an can only be understood by [ having ] faith. If you are granted perfect faith , then you will observe that within the worldly setting, you certainly are not inferior to any other woman who possesse s a degree from any university. She will regard you in the same way a student regards an est eemed teacher and scholar because you will possess something which she does not. However, the problem is that although the Ahmadi youth ha ve now accepted that God Almighty sent His Messenger and they have also accepted the fact that Ahmadiyyat is true ; but they still do not fully accept th e belief that the Holy Qur’an contains e very kind of kno wledge. If th ey held this belief , then today our Jama'at would have reached to great