Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume II — Page 209
209 Consequently, it was discovered i n the morning that guests had been standing in front of the Langar 4 until 3:00 a. m. and still had not been served food. The Promised Messiah as directed the organizers, ‘ G et those pots on the fire and serve them food. ’ See what those seven hundred people went through. H owever, the dedication of th ose seven hundred people was such that when the Promised Messiah as went out for a walk , seven hundred went along with him …” ( Al - Fazl , 17 March 1957; pages 3 - 4) Some Miscellaneous Matters Address at Jalsa Salana Delivered by Hazrat Mirza Bashir - ud - D in Mahmud Ahmad, Khalifat - ul - Masih II ra December 27, 1957 “… Chuk Mangla and Chundd Phirvana [ small villages in Pakistan] b y the Grace of Allah, these areas are progressing well. The example of a woman I mentioned in my introductory speech was from among these brave people. She came here to perform Bai ‘ at [oath of allegiance; pledge of initiation at the hands of a Prophet or his Caliph] and her daughter also came in the evening. She said, ‘ O my mother, wh at sort of family did you marry me into? They don’t listen to what I say. You gave me books, but when I read th e [books] to them , they don’t listen. I present Ahmadiyyat to them , but they mock and ridicule me, and call me insane. ’ Her mother said, ‘ Beti [daughter], cook some roti for your father, brothers, and other relatives in my place. I will go to your in - laws and then we’ll see who doesn’t listen to me. I will not rest until they have accepted Ahmadiyyat. ’ Perhaps it was the same woman who came here a few months before Jalsa Salana. She had a child with her. She told me, ‘ This is my brother’s child. He does no t come to Rabwah. I have brought his child here so now he will have to com e here. ’ Someone told me that her 4 Langar Khana - Public or free kitchen, Jama'at dining hall where guests and members are offered food. This practice of hospitality is observed in all Jama'ats and gatherings and was initiated by the Promised Messiah as in response to a dream which he interpreted as, ‘God Himself will provide for me and my followers. ’ [Editor]