My Mother — Page xvii
Foreword to the First Edition xvii sectarian and religious differences and div isions and embraced humanity. I had little faith in dreams and attached no impor- tance to them. Her dreams set out in this booklet which were fulfilled remarkably have compelled me to revise my attitude towards dreams. I am now convinced that the righteous and those who have a close relationship with God are favoured with fore-knowledge of future events through true dreams. An instance of her deep pity has been mentioned that on observing a rustic woman in pain, she sought to dis- cover the cause of her suffering and finding that a long iron nail had penetrated deep into the bare sole of her foot she busied herself in extracting the nail, and became eager and anxious to minister to her comfort. On one occasion she spoke personally with great courage and aplomb to the Governor-General of India, about a matter that agitated her heart. For a woman who observed the veil and had little direct concern with the outside world, this was a feat of great daring, reminiscent of the deportment of Muslim men and women of the early age of Islam. In a word this booklet is throughout a lesson, an instruction, an admonition; an exhortation. Every page is an invitation that it should not be read casually. It has a message for every Muslim woman. This booklet should adorn the dressing-table or book-shelf of every young Muslim lady. Every Muslim household must possess it.