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140 command of Purda and Haya is also one of the commandments of the Holy Qurān. Therefore, I must protect my Purda and Haya by all means. I have to act upon all those commandments or make an effort to do so, which Allah the Almighty has ordained. I have to pray to Allah the Almighty to make me tread the paths which He likes. I have to obey all the orders from the Khalīfa of the time to accomplish my pledge to abide by all his justified decisions as given in the Holy Qurān. When every woman and every man makes an effort to lead his or her life with this mindset then the handle which he or she has grasped will be the guarantee to save him or her from all satanic and material thoughts. This has been explained by Allah the Almighty in the following verses, after the one I have recited: اَللّٰہ ُ وَلِی ُّ الَّذِیۡن َ اٰمَنُوۡا اَللّٰہ ُ وَلِی ُّ الَّذِیۡن َ اٰمَنُوۡا (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:258) meaning that Allah is the Friend of those who accepted Faith. Therefore, it is out of the question that Satan invades the one whose Friend is Allah the Almighty. ” (Address to Ladies at Jalsa Salana, UK held on September 8, 2012 at Hadiqatul Mahdi, Al-Fazl International, November 30, 2012) Newly Converted Ahmadi Women as Role Models Hazrat Khalīfatul-Masīh V atba specifically addressed the women who have newly embraced Jamā‘at Ahmadiyya, and while advising them to be role models for others, he stated: “I say to the Ahmadi sisters who are new converts that you have accepted the teaching of Ahmadiyyat and Islam with understanding. You need not look to your husbands or other women as to what sort of Ahmadis they are. Instead, you should establish your own exemplary model based on the pristine teachings of Islam. Make your husbands live by their faith as well. Train your children according to Islamic teachings, and also those who are Ahmadis of