The Magnificent Services of The Just Imam, The Promised Messiah — Page 40
Magnificent Services of the Just Imam, the Promised Messiah as , to Reform the Mutual Controversies and Distorted Beliefs of the Muslims [ 40 ] woman is insignificant as compared with an unmarried girl confined within her veil. For such a lady, living in an atmosphere of freedom, to not permit her virginity to be shattered is no doubt an indication of perfect saintliness and the grace of God. Please read the account of Zulaikha in the Holy Quran and compare it with the above statement. These people need to have a mental examination. The account does not stop here. What follows exceeds all limits! It continues: But how great are you, O chaste wife of the Prophet! In other words they have declared her to be wedded to Hadrat Y u suf as. It continues: We admire your greatness and fortitude that when you had your first meeting with Hadrat Y u suf in his wedding chamber, you offered him not only your piety, but also the ornament of virginity. [ H u du r rta again remarked: 20 and continued the story:] …The chastity of Zulaikha has been amply demonstrated. If someone puts the veil of obstinate denial upon his eyes, he may think whatever he likes. But honesty does nor permit us to deny this verity. ( al-‘A ta y a al-Ahmadiyya f i Fat awa Na‘ i miyyah , pp. 20. Literal meaning: ‘To Allah we belong, and to Him shall we re- turn. ’ This expression is used to express extreme pain.