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135 h ei ghts. If you have money in your pocket, upon needing it, do you go to a money chest or do you simply put your hand in your pocket and get the money? If an Ahmadi man or woman truly believes in his heart that the Holy Qur’an is the source of all knowledge, then why would t he y go elsewhere [in the pursuit of knowledge] ? When the Ahmadi youth reflects upon the Holy Qur’an , they will attain that which is not available in other books a nd such a person will be distinguished among people. Perhaps, such a person too will have to attend university for certain reasons , b ut it will not be a c hancellor, or a g overnor, or a m inister who wi ll award him his final degree. In fact, their final degree will be awarded by God. Clearly, t he degree awarded by man is completely worthless compared to the degree a warded by God. The Purpose of Opening Jami ‘ a Nusrat The reason why I have opened this college is that since religious and secular education can now be combined, it should be combined. There can be two types of girls studying at this college. There will be some who w ish to do worldly work after attaining their education and there will be some who wish to serve their religion after acquiring their education. I say to both of them that service to [one’s] religion cannot be separated from worldly work, and worldly work cannot be separated from religion. Islam is the name given to the love of God Almighty and to the service of humanity. S ervice to humanity is a worldly matter. Since Islam serves as the name for both aspects and given that the girl who studies in order that she participate in worldly work afterwards and the girl who studies in order to participate in religious work afterwards, both call themselves Muslim. T his signifies that the girl who studies to participate in worldly work [undoubtedly] also realizes that to love God is part of religion. Thus, they both share a common purpose. The ones who are about to embark upon religious service should remember that service to humanity is also a part of [their] religion. Religion does not mean a person would only repeat edly recit e Subhan a llah [ Glory be to Allah ] ; it is actually about serving the creation of God Almighty and taking part in removing their affliction. The girls who w ish to do worldly work should remember that Islam has also emphasized the love of God, so they should not ignore the love for God Almighty alongside their worldly work. In fact , they should continue to