Hijab — Page 39
39 Every Ahmadi woman has an honour to uphold and therefore should always remember that she has certain boundaries, stepping out of which would compromise her honour. . . . Thus, every Ahmadi girl and woman should remember that she has an honour, she has a status, the preservation of which must be more important than any other desire. Most importantly, the task for an Ahmadi girl and an Ahmadi woman is and should be to safeguard her and her family’s honour. The honour of an Ahmadi woman and an Ahmadi girl is more valuable than thousands of jewels. Thus, protecting it, and knowing the ways to protect it, is very important or rather, obligatory for an Ahmadi woman and a girl. So, always remember that every Ahmadi woman and girl must protect her Haya (modesty), protect her honour and uphold her dignity; and this is not Pakistani culture, it is the Islamic teaching. Therefore, whether she is an Ahmadi woman from the German nation or from any other European country, or belongs to Pakistan or Asia or Africa, a common attribute of every woman should be that she has to lead her life righteously and safeguard her modesty and honour, only then can she be termed a true Ahmadi Muslim. Women and girls from Pakistan should particularly make themselves exemplary role models. ” Huzoor Anwar atba further said, “Then Allah the Almighty says that a woman who wants closeness to Allah and wants to perfect her faith should also be mindful of protecting her honour. And an Ahmadi woman who, after accepting the Imam of the Age has pledged that she will safeguard herself from all vices has to be extremely careful about her respect, dignity and honour. Her attire, her gait and demeanour, and her speech mannerism should be different from others. It should not be that in the name of freedom she takes part in mixed-gender parties and her dress is contrary to the honour of an Ahmadi woman and she is not to be bothered about Purda or (veil). ”