Odyssey of Sacrifice — Page 76
! 78 Therefore, I am offering this necklace for the European Mission. Then, she writes that the progress and glory of Islam has always been the guiding principle in our lives, and is the source of true beauty. This is why the beau ty of Islam is most dear to me. ” “One man writes that his 15 year old daughter had only one pair of earrings and two nose studs. [Upon hearing of the scheme] she became restless and took off her jewelry and gave them to me. She said, ‘father, offer this to my beloved master. ’ She said it with such enthusiasm that the father couldn’t deny her request. ” “Some life devotees were such that their wives did not have anything to present [for financial sacrifice] so they presented their children. This scheme of ‘Waqfe Nau’ was much after. Long before this [scheme] some women, because they didn’t have anything to donate, gave their most beloved child for the service of the religion. ” “One woman from London presented everything in the way of God other than one kee psake from her wedding. Another lady from London wrote that ‘today while listening to your sermon I glanced at the bangles of my hands and other jewelry. I took them off immediately after getting home and said that I will give these for the religion of Allah before Eid and will not wear anything on Eid. Hudur [term of reverence] please accept these. My God is sufficient for me. ’ A poor and elderly lady who was Pakhtoon and an immigrant and could barely walk with the help of a cane came to Hudur on her own feet and presented Rs. 200. This woman was extremely poor. She had two or four