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204 Christians. They insulted her and that woman called upon Am ī r - ul - Mu’min ī n for help. ’ Palestine is nearly a thousand miles away from Baghdad, but when that woman’s voice reached the Caliph , who was a prisoner himself, he came out barefoot and said, ‘I swear by God, that until I release that woman from the clutches of the Christians, I will not put on my shoes. ’ He walked out and began to gather his army. When the leaders who were rebelling against the C aliphate heard this, even they brought their armies and joined under the flag of the C aliph. T hus, a massive army gathered to defeat the Chri stian regime in Palestine and rescue that woman. So, although a woman is weak, a man has respect and regard for her becau se every man is the child of a woma n and because of the respect and deference he has for his mo ther , he views each woman as his mother. W hen he sees his mother call him, he immediately runs [to respond]. So , if Ahmadi women offer sacrifices and cultivate a desire to serve religion ; because your vo ice has a tenderness, a compassion and passion , you will light up every corner of the world. S eemingly men will be doing the work of spreading the faith, but the truth is that you will be the one causing them to do so. So , if you decide to take on the challenge and remain willing to make every kind of sacrifice for the sake of the faith , then I assure you that many of you will still be alive to see Islam triumph a nd you will become the recipients of Allah ’s approval in this world and you will also become he irs to His rewards in the hereafter. You will witness with your own eyes th e defeat of Christianity and Islam ’s victory. The divinity of Ha z rat Jesus as has been defeated and the kingdom of the Holy Prophet sa has been established. Now this task is in your hands and if you wish, you can accomplish it with ease. I pray that you are able to serve Islam truthfully and may you always be the recipients of the approval and blessings of God Almighty. ( Misbah , January 1957)