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v Preface Lajna Imaillah U. S. A. is an active auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, and Allah has blessed its efforts in propagating Islam. By the Grace of Allah, the number of women seeking the truth and accepting Islam is rapidly increasing. One of Lajna Imaillah’s respo nsibilities is training and educating its members and therefore it was decided that Lajna produce literature for this purpose. The first such publication was a booklet called The Handbook for Muslim Women produced by Lajna Imaillah in 1975, under then President Rasheeda Saeed. However, by the beginning of the 1990’s, it was apparent that the original booklet needed to be revised a nd updated. At the 1992 National Lajna Executive Meeting, the National President, Amtul Hakim Abdullah, formed a committee to produce another booklet that would help Lajna members, new converts, and women of our society understand Islam and Ahmadiyyat. As committee Ch airperson, Shakurah Nooriah conducted the survey among all the Lajna members in the U. S. A. for suggestions for the contents of this booklet. When the mass of suggestions came back, the committee realized that a complete book would be required to cover al l the topics that Lajna members felt were important. This book is the result of that survey. Alhamdolillah, all Praise belongs to Allah. The compilation and editing were done by Dr. Aziza Rahman with assistance from Aisha Sharif; chapters were written by