Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 399
! ! 399 This is our newly converted sister , whose name is Salima. She lives in England. I received her telegram this morning that she wa s coming and that she wished to present her address. She was hoping to arrive by ten o’clock but was un able to arrive on time. You heard how beautifully she recited Bismillah [ In the name of Allah ]. There are very few of you , who can correctly read Bismillah in that way. The British cannot read Arabic. What a shame that a woman from a Christian [ background ] can recite it so well and you, who are from this country, cannot say it correctly! I have briefly mentioned some points, which should serve as advice to you, and as tod ay happens to be quite busy, I am unable to address you for too long. Secondly, as women are able to hear the speeches to men through the loudspeaker, it is not necessary to deliver a separate speech. However , as the Holy Prophet sa would address women from time to time , I am continuing that tradition , despite the loudspeaker. In keeping with this Sunnah, I wish to deliver a brief address today. After this , Haz rat Khalifa t - ul - Masih II ra delivered an uninterrupted speech which is written below: After Tashahhud and Ta‘awwuz , Haz rat Khalifa t - ul - Masih II ra recited the following verses of the Holy Qur’ān : ِﻛ َﺮ ا ًﻣ ﺎ َﻣ ُّﺮ ۡو ا ِﺑ ﺎ ﻟ َّﻠ ۡﻐ ِﻮ َﻣ ُّﺮ ۡو ا ِا َذ ا َو § ا ﻟ ُّﺰ ۡو َر 'َ ۡﺸ َﻬ ُﺪ ۡو َن َﻻ ا :َِّ ۡﻳ َﻦ َو ُﺻ ًّﻤ ﺎ َﻋ َﻠ ۡﻴ َﻬ ﺎ َﻳ ِﺨ ُّﺮ ۡو ا َﻟ ۡﻢ َر ِّﺑ pِۡ ِﺑ ٰﺎ ٰﻳ ِﺖ ُذ ِّﻛ ُﺮ ۡو ا ِا َذ ا ا :َِّ ۡﻳ َﻦ َو ُﻋ ۡﻤ َﻴ ﺎ ًﻧ ﺎ َّو َا ۡﻋ ٍُني ُﻗ َّﺮ َۃ ُذ ِّر ّٰﻳ ِﺘ َﻨ ﺎ َو َا ۡز َو ا ِﺟ َﻨ ﺎ ِﻣ ۡﻦ َﻟ َﻨ ﺎ َﻫ ۡﺐ َر َّﺑ َﻨ ﺎ َﻳ ُﻘ ۡﻮ ُﻟ ۡﻮ َن ا :َِّ ۡﻳ َﻦ َو ِا َﻣ ﺎ ًﻣ ﺎ ِﻟ ۡﻠ ُﻤ َّﺘ ِﻘ َۡني ا ۡﺟ َﻌ ۡﻠ َﻨ ﺎ َّو