Hijab

by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad

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Hijab — Page 189

189 She was educated here in the UK too and later she used to come to different hospitals here to increase her knowledge, but she always wore a Niqab (face covering) and full Burqa. She never had any complex and accomplished all tasks while maintaining Purda. Thus, she was a role model for the girls who make excuses that they cannot work in Purda. ” (Friday Sermon, October 21, 2016 at Baitul Futuh Mosque, London, Al-Fazl International, November 11, 2016) • On one occasion, Huzoor Anwar atba spoke about the outstanding quality of Purda of both senior doctors of Fazl-e-Omer Hospital: “Doctors can work while observing Purda. We had our doctors in Rabwah. We have always witnessed Dr. Fehmeeda in Purda. Dr. Nusrat Jahan was there and she also observed Purda very strictly. She received an education in the UK also and used to visit London every year to upgrade her skills in accordance with the latest research, but she always maintained Purda; in fact, she observed Purda even if the occasion did not require it. In spite of this, no one raised any objection against her, nor on her work and neither was her professional expertise affected by it. She performed major surgeries too. So, if the intentions are good, one is able to find ways to practice the teachings of faith. ” (Friday Sermon, January 13, 2017 at Baitul Futuh Mosque, Al-Fazl International, February 3, 2017) • In one of his Friday Sermons, Huzoor Anwar atba called for prayers for new converts of Algiers, and speaking in regard to their sacrifices and their love for Islam, he said: “In the end, I wish to ask for prayers for Ahmadis from Algiers. This is a new Jamā‘at. Most of them are new converts, but they have a very strong faith. These days the government here has become very stern. Baseless cases are being filed. Some have been jailed. At times police have tried to unveil women by forcibly entering