Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 222
! ! 222 Now that the call for Maghrib prayer has been made and I have a sore throat, I will end my speech with this prayer. May Allah grant success to this part of our Jama'at and bestow His blessings up on them. ( Al - Fazl , May 15, 1926) Address to the Students of the Women’s Educational Institute D elivered by Hazrat Mirza Bashir - ud - D in Mahmud Ahmad Khalifat - ul - Masih II ra This speech was given at a reception given by students of the ‘Madrassah Khwateen’ [ Women’s Education Institute ] , in h onor of Mohatarram Sayyed Zain - ul - Abideen Wali u llah Shah ra and his wife. This Institution is a Tree o f Knowledge Planted by Me Anyone who sows a plant with his own hand , develops a natural fondness and love for it; especially those plants he believes will carry on his good name. Those who plant trees with their own hands come to hold them so dear , that they weep if the trees are cut down by natural disaster or by an enemy. These trees cannot speak, nor can they extol the v irtues of the one who planted them a lthough those who benefit from the tree , do say, ‘ God bless the person who planted it. ’ However, those trees of knowledge which speak, and carry on one’s good name are twice as dear compared to other trees. Hence, I have a special love for ‘ Madrassah Khwateen ’ and my heart yearns for it to achieve its purpose , t hat such female teachers are trained who will educate the best generations in such an exemplary manner that the graduates of this institute excel all other students. D ue to this love and relationship , I feel I have the right to direct and advise this institution for its benefit. I am particularly pleased with the fact that our students