Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 332
! ! 332 " ﻣ ﻨ ہ ک ﺮ ﺳ ی ز ﺑ ہ ﺮ ﻣ ﺎ ک ہ ﻣ ﺎ ﻣ ﻮ ر ﯾ ﻢ ﺧ ﺪ ﻣ ﺖ ر ا " Do not appease me by placing me on a high pedestal, for my mission is to serve. There are many benefits to being humble and unpretentious. This is one way to impro ve the inner self and command respect from others. Next, a most valuable trait is sacrifice. If you wish to take advantage of your rights, then make sacrifices. S acrifice yourself, sacrifice your wealth, sacrifice your desires, and serve others. One who serves others is great. All the rest are insignificant. Consider th e follo w ing point. I f a European princess serves others, if she visits the sick and the disabled in hospitals, gives them gifts, and asks after their wellbeing , she becomes highly respected. In this way, you are a member of the Promised Messiah ’s as Jama ‘ at, who consider themselves to be servant s of Islam. You should also make sacrifices in every aspect of life, so busy yourself in serv ing humanity , which will lead you to be successful in both the religious and in worldly life. In the end , I would like to offer an important piece of advice, that unity requires organization and discipline. There is a complete lack of org anization and discipline among women. This is a very important issue, and a concerted effort should be made to rectify this. When alcohol was prohibited in Islam , the companions of Holy Prophet Muhammad sa acted upon it immediately. Then there is the incident of when the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa sternly commanded everyone to sit down, and people sat down wherever his voice was heard. One of the companions , upon seeing another c ompanion sitting in the middle of the street, asked him why he was sitting there. The comp anion replied that he heard the Holy Prophet Muhammad ’s sa command and had sat down in compliance with his order. [He went on to say], “I do not know why we have been asked to sit, but I will obey his command. ” Therefore, you should also learn this important and very necessary concept, that to achieve organization and discipline, you must listen and obey every command.