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92 E ven though I had agreed to 7 p. m. , or at the earliest, 6:30 p. m. When I arrived and inquired about this , I was told that since women tend to arrive late , t hey announced the time two hours in advance. I explained to them that this was not the proper way. T he Jalsa timings should always be accurately announced, and the Jalsa program should start at the correct time. As a result, the latecomers w ill try to improve th eir own weakness. ” After this advice, Ha z rat Khalifat - ul - Masih II ra elaborated up on the detailed commentary of Surah Al - Falaq [ Chapter 1 13 of the Holy Qur’an ] and narrated one of his dreams. He said : “A few days ago, I saw in a dream a man crushing something under his feet. However, i n my dream I do not consider him to be simply any man, but a s a representative of all men or a substitute. This man is covered in a sheet, and he is repeatedly stomping his foot on the ground as if to crush something. Then I understand that under neath his feet, within the mud is the entirety of women in this world in the form of fish , and he w ishes to crush them under his feet. Upon s eeing this , an emotion rose from within me for the women and I stood on his chest. I lengthened my legs and put my feet wher e his feet were. But h e was trying to crush the women with his feet , while I used my feet to block his feet and help li ft up the women. During this , I address the women and say , ‘ O women! The time has come for your liberation. Y ou should know that God Almighty has opened the doors to your progress through Islam and Ahmadiyyat. If you do not rise now, then when will you rise? And if you do not struggle to achieve your place and status even now, then when will you struggle? ’ I saw that wherever I started moving my feet to raise them , the fishes who m I consider to be women , beg a n to ris e and they became so noticeable that my feet beg a n to itch. The man’s feet beg a n to disintegrate on their own , until they we re completely disintegrated. Then I changed the subject and addressing the women, I said : ‘ This is the time to serve Islam and Ahmadiyyat. If at this time, men and women do not work together and strive for the victory of Islam , then Islam cannot triumph over the world. You should understand your position and realiz e your responsibilities. Y ou should serve religion as much as you can. ’ Then I say to them with even more fervor :