Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume II — Page 242
242 does not allow a male doctor to deliver her baby and she dies as a result, then before Allah , it will be considered as though she committ ed suicide. Thus , there is no problem for which Islam has not provided a solution. But, despite this huge blessing from God , that He has given us all kinds of commandments to make our lives easier, if someone abandons the observance of purdah , then that person insults the Holy Qur’an. What kind of relationship can we have with s uch a person? That person is our enemy and we are their enemy. It is the duty of the men and women of our Jama ‘ at that they have no relationship whatsoever with such Ahmadi men or such Ahmadi women. It is not a cause for pride that so me women be the wife of a very wealthy man , rather the cause of pride is that you have a relationship with the angels, and only those people meet the angels who are fully obedient to God Almighty. Therefore, do not bother with these people and do not be afraid about what will happen if they leave. If one of them leaves, thousands more will join you in their place. In fact, later thousands of very wealthy people will join you in their place. Then their number will only continue to increa se due to the blessings of God Almighty. In fact, I believe that if you develop modesty, then the decent population among Muslims will observ e your behavio r and also feel obligated to follow your example. Even now , the examples set by our Jama ‘ at in some matters has left a deep impression upon the people. Recently, one of the members of our Jama ‘ at passed away. He was completely illiterate. He was however, very devoted to Ahmadiyyat. He lived in a village near Rabwah. For a very long time he frequently visit ed Qadian. His father and brothers were all thieves. They used to go and stea l buffalos in the area. He himself told this story that once his brothers stole someone’s buffalo [and brought it home]. He said, “The native people are masters in tracking. They followed the tracks and reached our house and demand ed , ‘Return our buffalo!’ My brothers began swearing that they had not stolen their buffalo. Those people said, ‘We have no faith in your taking oaths. However , if your brother, who has become a Mirzaai [ a derogatory name given to Ahmadis by non - Ahmadi Muslims, meaning those who follow Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian as ] comes and tells us that you have not stolen our buffalo, then we will take his word. ’ The brothers said, ‘He is a k afir [ disbeliever ]. H ow can a non - believer be trusted?’ They replied, ‘He may be a non - believer , but we have more trust in his word than yours. ’ He then said , ‘Finally, my b rothers came to me