Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume II — Page 148
148 remain a question in us feel ing proud and content. We still have a lot of work to do and it is only possible through sacrifice. The objective of the Ahmadiyya Jama'at is to conquer the world for the sake of Islam. Our aim is to convert England, Germany, USA, Spain, Russia, Japan, and China to Islam. If all the Muslim nations unite to establish one government and are invited to the major summits in the world. If they are ab le to threaten other nations, the rest of the Muslims will have achieved their goal. H owever , we will not be happy. This would be akin to someone saying, “I lost a coin as a child. I wish to find it again. ” Our objective is to spread Islam throughout the world. This is not possible without sacrifice. Un less we sacrifice our time and un less we sacrifice our money, how c an we even hope to achieve our goal? We will have to inculcate this fervor into the hearts of our women. For this purpose, we must strive anew. Lajna Ima’illah also needs to make this effort. They seem happy that they have collected c handa , but un less they raise their offspring as devotees of Islam , unless they galvanize themselves to raise awareness [ about Islam ] among the Hindu, Sikh , and Christian women, we will not be happy with the mere payment of their chanda. In the face of the changing circumstances, we must change our culture. All factions will need to change their culture, including the education department and Lajna Ima’illah. However, I am sorry to say that whenever we decide to set out on a project, after a while, even when the path takes a turn, we tend to continue going straight [as before]. We remain oblivious to the fact that we need to go round the bend. This is a sign of ignorance , not a sign of wisdom. Nations do not succeed with ignorance , but rather they succeed with wisdom. ( Al - F azl , 8 November 1951, p p. 3 - 4)