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21 he would wait for four minutes to see if any Lajnah member would like to speak or not. 2 At this time, took the opportunity to deliver a speech. She argued that if so much attention is being paid to giving women moral training and increasing their knowledge by establishing places where they acquire education, then wouldn’t it be detrimental to women’s progress if they were not considered worthy of representation at the Shura? She further argued that when Ahmadi ladies preach to other women, why would they listen to us when they could object that our religion doesn’t even give us a voice in the decision-making process? 3 Ustaani Jee had a loud voice, and for this reason she was usually the one to make announcements at the Jalsas. After establishing Lajna Ima’illah, Hazrat Musleh Mau’ood ra placed the responsibility of organising the Jalsa Salana upon Lajna Ima’illah which the members An Eloquent Speaker