Odyssey of Sacrifice — Page 43
! 45 touched her scarf and said this is from the Jama’at [ the Ahmadiyya community]. She held her shirt and said this is from the Jama’at. She pointed towards her shoes and said these are also from Jama’at. And the allowance she used to get from the Jama’at, those two rupees, she said they were also from Jama’at. She said, I had saved these for myself but now I present them to the community. ’ How great was her passion. Those two rupees were also from the Jama’at but how great would be the price of two rupees in the sight of Allah. Hadrat Fadle Umar (ra) said that s he said that these shoes are from the office [of Jama’at allowance], my Quran is from the office meaning I do not have anything of my own. I receive everything from Jama’at offices. He says on hand every single word of her was cutting through my heart like a spear and on the other hand my heart was overflowing with gratitude remembering that great benefactor who gave birth to living and evergreen souls from within a dead nation. And this voice was coming from within me that O my God! How great was your Mess iah who completely turned the condition of these Pakhtoons who used to steal from others now consider it an honor to sacrifice their country, their relatives, and their wealth for the sake of your religion. ” 33 Ahmadi Muslim women offered exemplary sacrifice s for the [c onstruction of] Berlin mosque, and many spiritually motivating incidents occurred in the course. Some such incidents are mentioned below as an example of these sacrifices. Hadhrat Sayyeda Nusrat Jehan Begum gained five hundred rupees from the sale of a property. She donated all of it in the cause of Allah. Hadhrat !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 33 The Monthly Misbah, July 1992, pp. 11 - 12