Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 227
! ! 227 Address to the Ladies at Jalsa Salana Delivered by Hazrat Mirza Bashir - ud - D in Mahmud Ahmad , Khalifat - ul - Masih I I ra December 27, 1926 , at 3 :00 pm Haz rat Khalifat - ul - Masih II ra recited Surah Yunus, r uk ū‘ six and said: F ive years have passed since I launched the scheme (to collect donations) for the London M osque, which included the donations for the Berlin M osque. Now , I intend to appea l to the women to either assign their donations for the London M osque or leave their money with us as a loan , so that we may use it to complete other projects for our community. We will work with whichever option they cho o se. Importance of t he Inaugura tion o f a Mosque The inauguration of this m osque has taken on such significance, that it w ill prove impossible to wipe it s imprint from the history of the world. It appears that God Almighty has ordained that this m osque shall stand tall for all time, and He has made possible the means for its construction and its fame , increasing its prominence to the extent that I am left amazed. First ly, God Almighty halted the progress of the [project] until my arrival in England. Subsequently , as soon as I arrived, the movement attracted astonishing recognition. It was unusual for the people of England to witness the arrival of the successor of a prophet. Consequently, every newspaper continually wrote about our stay a n d publish ed several photographs. Since I had gone there to lay the foundation of this m osque with my own hands, dignitaries such as Secretaries and Lords cam e to attend this very first occasion of the laying of the foundation. People were eagerly a waiting the completion of this m osque. Once it was near completion , many more opportunities arose to escalate its profile. For example, the suggestion to invite the son of Ibne Saud attracted quite a bit of publicity. Ibne Saud also agreed to t his proposal and promised to send his son, Ameer Faisal, who is the Governor of M ecc a. Since