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207 Lajna Ima’illah has tried to raise funds even with this. They are asking for a ticket of two a a nas [ one - sixteenth of a rupee ]. If you can afford more, then give more for the ticket and come see the mosque, of which the model has been made. They have installed the model with electricity as well , so that it shows how glorious this illuminated m osque is. However , our German P rofessor Teltak claims that the plan we have for the Hamburg M osque will be even more glorious than the Holland M osque …” ( Al - Fazl , 9 March 1957; page 4) Important Advice to Guests and Organizers of Jalsa Salana Address at Jalsa Salana Delivered by Hazrat Mirza Bashir - ud - D in Mahmud Ahmad, Khalifat - ul - Masih II ra December 26, 1956 “… Before I end this brief speech of mine, I would like to address the women regarding the di stress they suffered last night, some of whom even complain ed about it. The truth of the matter is that they did not have the right to complain. The right to complain was ours. It was our right to say to Allah, ‘Allah! We were unable to fulfill our duty, so please forgive us. ’ They had no right to complain. They should have been happy, ‘ O Allah, how blessed are we. You have brought so many of us that the Jam a ‘at headquarters was unable to accommodate us. This is a sign of the Jama'at’s progress. ’ They should have been happy about this. We should have been the ones cr ying that we were unable to estimate the blessings of G od Almighty a nd the estimate we had made, was incorrect. They should have been laughing, ‘Look, God Almighty has brought us in such great numbers that despite their best efforts, the headquarters was unable to organize our arrangements. ’ And our officers should have been crying, ‘ Despite witnessing the blessings of God Almighty over and over again, we fell short in estimating their numbers. And again, we were unable to provide comfort to Allah’s guests. ’