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Malfuzat - Volume I 263 wife of a king died and there was no one to carry away her dead body; what use is the veil in such circumstances? As the proverb goes, 'what a man will do when faced with death. ' It has been narrated in a Hadith that a baby in the mother's womb can be delivered by a man if required. Our religion is not one of difficulty and anyone who creates inconveniences is guilty of making their own religious law, as it were. The government also has not violated any injunctions relating to the veil and their rules are softened as required. When the people put forth their recommendations for reform, the government listens to them carefully and delib- erates over them in an appropriate manner according to the dictates of wisdom at that time. Someone ought to tell me where checking a pulse for medical purposes is prohibited in the injunctions of the veil. Adopt the Ways of Prosperity The fact of the matter is that one ought to be diligent in developing virtue and piety, and adopt the ways of prosperity. Only then can we achieve anything. The Holy Quran says: 1 إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّى يُغَيِّرُوْا مَا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ ! This means, God Almighty does not change a people's condition until they first bring about a change in their own state themselves. To indulge oneself in futile thoughts and take an extreme approach is absolutely absurd. What is needed now is for people to turn towards God Almighty, offer their Prayers, pay zakat, and refrain from usurping the rights of others and committing wicked actions. It is clearly an established fact that on certain occasions, when one person is guilty of evil, they bring about the ruin of the entire city or household in which they live. So abandon evil, for this is the cause of destruction. Eighty villages in Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur are being ravaged by the plague. What room is there for heedlessness? Do not think ill of the government by way of ignorance. If your neighbour is mistrustful, then advise them to remove their doubts. To what extent will the people show negligence? Everyone ought to be fearful, lest the day dawn when all the people are overtaken by epidemic and destroyed in a single sweep. The Hadith states that prayer is accepted before the fall of calamity. When a person is surrounded by fear and danger, any individual can be moved to pray and turn to God at such a time. Fortunate is the person, however, who 1 ar-Ra'd, 13:12