Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 7
! ! 7 F OREWORD By Hazrat Sayyeda Umme - Mateen Maryam Siddiqa rh ( May the Most High grant her a long life ) National Sadr , Lajna Ima’illah Throughout his Khilafat, Ha z rat Musleh Mau‘ud ra addressed women in various gatherings for the objective of their moral training. These speeches comprise a vast treasure of knowledge, through which he enlightened the Lajna up on various aspects of spiritual knowledge, emphasized their moral training and drew their attention towards their national responsibilities. A t times , he highlig h ted the key points o f moral training of their children and at other times he developed their own natural abilities. Such speeches , therefore, will always serve as a guiding light for women. In f ulfilling his desire, I compiled a collection of Hazrat Musleh Mau ‘ ud ’s ra speeches for publication in 1946. In one of his addresses, he explained : “ Moral training is necessary to accomplish this purpose. M ere lectures will not accomplish this task. To this end, i t is imperat ive to create a manual for the nation and to write a book , outlining how women should raise their children. This must be done , so that women can read from it and implement it with in their lives. Otherwise , it would be im possible for one to keep files of the Daily A l - F azl [a publication of the Ahmadiyya Community] or the Review on hand , mark the pertinent points where training issues are mentioned , and regularly ref er to them in order to implement th ose objectives. However, if such material is collected in one volume and is either included in our women’s c oursework [of study] or is read on its own whilst applying it in their lives, it could prove to be most beneficial. ” (December 1, 1928) The previo us edition consisted of addresses up un til 1944. Now that this blessed personality who came to be the means of “…procuring the release of those held in bondage” is no longer among us, it was necessary to reprint the collection of all his speeches , in order that women act upon his advice and the Lajna benefit from it wh en putting together their programs. An effort has