Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume II — Page 95
95 Address to Lajna Workers at the Conclusion of Jalsa Salana and the Farewell Prayer Delivered by Hazrat Mirza Bashir - ud - D in Mahmud Ahmad, Khalifat - ul - Masih II ra 1949 Upon the conclusion of the Jalsa , a silent prayer was held on the evening of December 28, 1949, around ‘ Isha time. A r equest was made to Ha z rat Am ī r - ul - Mu’m ī n to lead the silent prayer which H u z oo r ra kindly accepte d. B efore leading the silent prayer, he addressed the ladies and gave them precious advice. He said: “It g ave me great pleasure that this time guests also volunteered during Jalsa. The guest s from outside [Qadian] should always try to take part. It is the requirement of the faith that when an opportunity to achieve b lessings presents itself, it should not be missed. The companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa were always zealous for o pportunities in which to attain blessings. After a funeral, often the friends stay , while all others leave. Once a companion of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa recited a Hadith th at a person who offers a funeral prayer receives ble ssing s equal to one Qirat [portion] and he who goes to the graveyard with the funeral procession receives two Qirats ; e ach Qirat being equal to the mountain of Uhud [worth of reward]. When people heard this, they asked , ‘Why did you not tell this Hadith before? We we re unaware of how many mou ntains of blessings equal to Mount Uhud we have wasted. ’ And then the wives of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa used to bring water to the battlefield for the soldiers and the wounded. We are to conquer the world. You should rouse yourself from your sleep so that other sisters envy you. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said that once a man sold his land. The person who bought the land found a pot full of gold with in the ground.