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171 of the Qurānic commandment of Purda, otherwise they will not be fulfilling the responsibility they have been entrusted with. There are other commandments, but women have been given an additional command of Purda as compared to men. Now and then there are complaints from Norway regarding Purda. At one time, Hazrat Khalīfatul-Masīh III rh also warned them firmly. Likewise, Hazrat Khalīfatul-Masīh IV rh also kept on advising them. But you who are the office bearers, your Purda is substandard even now, and men and women mix freely, visit each other’s homes unrestrained and unrestricted, and party together while not being related, call so and so ‘brother’ and so and so ‘uncle’, and say that there is no need of , and forge similar relationships. Beware that the Holy Qurān negates this and firmly commands a believing woman that Purda and are mandatory. Your glory lies in the display of Haya. If Lajna office bearers at all levels, local, regional or national, adopt proper Purda and their attitudes are in alliance with the Islamic teachings, then a sizable population will become role models for the rest of the members and for their own children and for their surroundings. A Lajna office bearer can pay the dues of her trust only when, along with following other teachings, she is observing proper Purda too. I become aware of the state of Purda of some members during meetings with me when they find it difficult to handle the Niqab (face covering) and the handling of the Niqab is also telling tales that it has been worn after a long time. Anyhow, it is the duty of an office bearer as well as an ordinary Ahmadi woman to pay the dues of their trusts. Nowadays, those who have a modern line of thought proclaim that Purda and are not needed any longer, and this is an outdated command. But let me make it clear that no commandment of the Holy Qurān is outdated and neither was it only for any specific era or for specific people. Ahmadi men and women express their