Hijab — Page 183
183 A FEW EXEMPLARY CHARACTERS On a number of occasions, Syedna Hazrat Khalīfatul-Masīh V atba spoke about Purda with Ahmadi women and gave an account of some commendable precedents which were worth mentioning. On certain occasions, he also mentioned the determination of Ahmadi girls and women, settled in various countries, to observe Purda and to accede courageously to this Islamic commandment. Huzoor Anwar atba also narrated comments of non-Ahmadi women who paid tribute to Ahmadi women for carrying out their responsibilities while observing Purda. Some selected narrations of Huzoor Anwar atba are briefly presented here so that by following this highly important command of Allah the Almighty, we may also become the recipients of His love and pleasure. May we deserve the worldly honour as well. • Hazrat Khalīfatul-Masīh V atba gave a detailed account in his Friday Sermon on the life of his respected mother Hazrat Syeda Nasira Begum Sahiba, daughter of Syedna Hazrat Musleh Mau‘ūd ra and respected wife of Hazrat Mirza Mansoor Ahmad Sahib, after her death. Furthermore, he narrated her views pertaining to the importance of Purda and her distinctive attribute of observing Purda. Huzoor Anwar atba stated: “A former president who worked with her wrote that she (Begum Sahiba) took a keen interest in the Tarbiyat (moral training) of Lajna. She would devise innovative ways and plans to do so and shared them with us. She made efforts for each girl and each woman from Rabwah to have exemplary standards of Tarbiyat. On several occasions, it so happened that on witnessing a low standard of Purda (veiling), she approached the woman or girl on the road, or if she found some girls walking in a style which is averse to the dignity of an Ahmadi girl, she would go up to them and affectionately try to counsel them. She would tell them about the required standard of the dignity of an Ahmadi girl.