Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 417
! ! 417 “ Gardens of Eternity. They shall enter them and also those who are righteous from among their fathers, and their wives and their children. And angels shall enter unto them from every gate, saying ‘Peace be unto you, because you were steadfast; behold, how excellent is the reward of the final Abode!” (Holy Qur’ān , Ch. 13: V. 24 - 25) [These verses indicate] that believers will attain everlasting Paradise, and We [God] have accepted the prayers of the angel s. And We will join those people of high rank with their relatives, even if they are believers of a lower rank. Their fathers, grandfathers , and wives will all enjoy an elevated status. And every day, a ngels will arrive at their doorstep to visit th ese families , and they will say, ‘Our Lord send s you Salaam , because on Earth you suffered so greatly for His s ake. Now after death you have come into My sanctuary. ’ We come to know from these verses that the a ngel’s prayers were answered and God Almighty has decreed that the parents, grandparen ts, children, and the spouses of believers of higher rank will be gathered together with them in paradise. And when God Almighty has decided this, then women have been granted all privileges because although Moses as was a prophet and his wife was not, yet she will certainly receive the same rewards in Paradise. Likewise, the Holy Prophet sa was the greatest of all the prophets and his will be the most exalted status in Paradise , but his eleven wives will also be there with him sa. In short, there is no difference between men and women with respect to belief and conduct. W here a differentiation has been made , women are in turn more greatly compensated. If the Holy Prophet sa had only one wife, she alone would have enjoyed the rewards with him sa in Paradise, but he sa had eleven wives and three daughters. Thus , fourteen women will enjoy those very rewards the Holy Prophet sa will be granted in heaven. Therefore , you must give up the idea that a woman is unable to accomplish anything. Today , I wish to say, ‘ O Ahmadi wom e n! You must change your way of thinking. Ā dam ī denotes a p e rson and you are an ā dam ī in the same way men are. ’ God Almighty has established the same articles of faith for men and women; and the