Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume II — Page 45
45 Responsibilities of the Ahmadi Women of Lahore Friday Sermon Delivered by Hazrat Mirza Bashir - ud - D in Mahmud Ahmad, Khalifat - ul - Masih II ra Ahmadiyya Mosque, Lahore May 6, 1949 Duties of Lahor e Jama'at As I understand it, it is my duty , no matter how many times I have to repeat it, to draw the attention of the Lahore Jama'at to the fact that they have many responsibilities and they are not paying their full attention to them. There is no doubt that there are signs of activity in some areas of the Jama'at. F or instance, when we came to Lahore in 1947, there was an extreme degree of apathy prevalent among the women. The office of National Lajna Ima’illah had repeatedly drawn the women’s attention to this , but still only a few would participate in Lajna activities. Slowly but surely , the women have become active a nd at this Jalsa, although some of the women who came from Lahore included some of those who were originally from Qadian , h owever, the majority were those from Lahore, who not only ca me to the Jals a in large numbers, but they also bought with them essential provisions from their collected chanda [financial sacrifice/donations]. This made it easier for them to provide hospitality to the guests. Dozens of women from Lahore went to Rabwah only to serve guests. They used to go to Qadian as guests themselves , but this Jalsa , they are going as hosts and a few of them served the guests with great devotion and set a very positive example. This tells me that the women of the Lahore Jama'at have become active to a recognizable extent and if this activity continues , it will definitely leave a positive effect on future generations. If we go by the estimates of the number of women attending this Jalsa , then we can estimate that many men [from Lahore] would have come to the Jalsa also. And if this estimate is correct, then it appears that a section of the men is also showing increased activity. I have received