My Mother — Page xviii
xviii Literate women should recite it to those women who are not able to read it themselves. It is obligatory on literate men to recite it to illiterate women of their families so as to rouse among them a spirit of eager fostering of Islamic values. For every Muslim woman who hopes for mother- hood this book is an illuminating torch. I am surprised at the miserliness of the Ahmadiyyah Community that it has been content with limited publi- cation of this precious gem in Urdu, and did not publish it widely among non-Ahmadis, for it could have removed many misunderstandings current between Ahmadis and non-Ahmadis. It should have been widely published in Urdu, Pushtu, Persian and Arabic. I confess my own lack of resources. Nevertheless, I am arranging for free publica- tion of one thousand copies of it at my own cost among non-Ahmadis. Should Allah, the Exalted, bestow upon me, of His grace, further means I would arrange for its free publication among the Frontier tribes at an early date. My capacity depends upon the favour of Allah. The great service that Chaudhri Zafrulla Khan has ren- dered to Pakistan and the Muslim world will be recorded in golden letters in the history of Islam. On whatever topic he has spoken he has expounded every aspect of it fully and convincingly. His speeches always confounded his opponents and left them speechless. Eminent thinkers consider that these awe-inspiring performances could not have been made possible except through divine support. On reading this booklet I have realised that a child reared