Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume II — Page 50
50 An E ffective W ay to D ispel the M isconceptions about Ahmadiyyat It is for women to become mubb u ligh [ preachers ], for if these women do tabligh to women, th ese obstacles will certainly be resolved. If a man does tabligh to women, they will have the opportunity to say th at man with the power of the pen in his hand may write what he likes. However, if a woman do es tabligh, the discussion will solely be focused on logical arguments, and we believe that Islam always triumphs in logic and reasoning. If a man preaches to a woman, emotional arguments will become a hindrance in tabligh and the discussion will not touch on proofs and logical arguments. The woman will surmise that the man is s tressing a certain point only because he is a man. When arguments are presented by m e n, wom e n do not give the argument s their due consideration , so all our [ men’s ] arguments become moot. However , when the same arguments are presented by women, it will not remain an emotional discussion rather it will take on a pure ly logical and evidential bent a nd when it comes to a discussion based purely on logic, our viewpoint will certainly triumph. Having women preach to other women , will not only result in them coming to wards Islam rather t his will certainly bear the result that within the home, their men will hear positive things about Ahmadiyyat instead of hearing the negat i ve a nd will therefore ultimately come closer to Ahmadiyyat also. Women S hould D edicate their L ives After giving due consideration to all these matters, I have decided to establish the institution of Waqf - e - Zi ndagi [ life long devot ion to religious services in the Jama'at ] for women as well. There is n o doubt that hardship will be encountered in this case , however we can also figure out their solution s. Once women are included in this scheme , a separate system will have to be established and the management handed over to women, otherwise it will create more problems , and objections from our opponents will be raised. Just as the T a hrik - e - Jadi d works for men , in the same way Lajna Ima’illah will work for women. A budget will be set by them, and we will approve the budget. H owever, its expenditure will be fully c arried out by the committee of women. How will this work be carried out and h ow will these life devotee women lead their lives? This is a very sensitive issue. If the life devotee