Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume II — Page 146
146 Illa Ma S h a ’Allah [what God has willed!] t here are some women who are ready to sacrifice their time and money under any circumstances, but th eir numbers are not large. If t oday’s wom a n is asked to sacrifice her time and money, she will say, “ We do n o t need to. ” They don’t verbalize it, but they make it obvious through their actions that they don’t need to. They may say [anything] , but their actions show that they want to leave a mark. Even though they say, “We need to cover ourselves too , ” their real intent is to follow the fashion trends. Thus , the time which previously belonged a hundred percent to Allah , now needs to be divided. However, even that division is un just. Satan takes up sixty to seventy percent of the time, while only thirty to forty percent remains for Allah. Training of Women i s Necessary This di fficulty cannot be re solved un less women are properly moral ly train ed. I t must be explained to women that this is not the only life they have, they must prepare for another life in the hereafter. If all that you achieve is some benefit from the country’s independence and renaissance, then be aware that it is a paltry benefit. Muslims do not gain prestige merely because Iran, Egypt, and Pakistan have achieved independence. If any of the European g overnments desire, they c an destroy all these countries. For example, if Russia decides to destroy any of these countries, none of them have th e power to fight against it. Does Iran possess enough strength to confront a country like Russia? Do Lebanon and Syria have the power to defeat Russia? For that matter , are Pakistan and Indonesia strong enough to defeat Russia? The weaponry, unity and cohesiveness, which is required to win a war these days , is still lacking. They have just awakened from their slumber. The lion is still stretching and un til it fully a wake ns even the dogs can get to him. Un less the lion a wake ns , and until its joints wake from their lethargy, it can even be killed by a wolf. There is n o doubt that the population of Muslims is large , but they are not united under one organization. Even now , more than half of the Muslims are under the rule of non - Muslims and the rest are divided into several small nations. The United States of America is a large democratic country. If it were converted into smaller states, then do you think that it will still possess any power? Similarly, even though Muslims are greater in number, they are spread throughout smaller nations like Iran, Saudi