Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 103
KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH 103 of today, the duty of women is to prepare the paradise of tomorrow. It is the job of men to establish paradise, and that of women is to produce new gardeners for it. If on one hand, man is busy in building paradise, and on the other hand, woman is busy in her work, or if on one hand, man protects it and on the other hand, woman produces new gardeners for its safety, then no one can destroy that paradise. Who can damage the unity, honour, and glory of that nation? However, if ever women are stopped from participating in the development of this paradise, then there would be no future owners and protectors of that paradise, and the training of the predecessors would stop. When the training of the predecessors ends and successors are not raised, the paradise can never survive. It is inevitable that Satan would destroy it. A Magnificent Point The Holy Quran has taught us a magnificent point, that for the establishment of national life, both men and women should strive collectively. Rest assured that you cannot establish paradise until you allow women to participate in the work. If you make the whole world to abide by S al a t by your efforts, then it will be of little benefit when the mothers of the off spring of these worshippers will be busy in making them turn away from S al a t. It will be as if you make a paradise and women continue destroying it. There was a relative of ours who was an ardent opponent of