THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN ISLAM

4. The mentality of the people is shaped by how they see the world. They are affected by what the people would say, what the other people are doing, material comfort and success, etc. People do read the Quran but they plan their lives making this world their goal. They consider success in this world as a real success. Maulana told us the true meaning of reading the Quran. He told us that reading the Quran means striving to become the person the Quran wants us to become. It means to live one’s life in accordance with God’s plan. It means to realize the true aim of life. It means to accord supreme importance to the Hereafter and doing one’s utmost to achieve success in the Hereafter. Maulana once wrote: People start reading the book of life without first learning the language of life. How did the idea of getting the women members of CPS International on one platform come to your mind? After attending Maulana’s Sunday Classes, I realized that I was not able to do justice to the task of communicating the Word of God. I was fired with the zeal to make more effort for this noble task. I kept praying to God. Then came a new idea to my mind. I formed a WhatsApp group consisting of women members of CPS in which we started discussions among ourselves about the ideology of the Al-Risala Mission. Please tell us more about this group. This CPS Ladies Group includes more than 100 women from all over the world, who expand their scope of God-realization through it and try to understand how to carry forward the task of communicating the Word of God. They then strive to share it with other women members of their family and office. This WhatsApp group includes not only women from India but also from outside India. They ask each other a question about religion and etiquette of life that they have about everyday life, or they ask a question about religion about which they do not have clarity. Then they discuss it among themselves. This discussion is based either on the Quran and the corpus of Hadith and Al-Risala articles or the personal experience of the members. This removes much of their confusion. Many new aspects of religion open up, and their intellectual development continues. What is the response you are getting from the members? It is very inspiring and positive. One member gave the impression: “Today I have not been able to participate much in the discussion, but it is great to read all the messages. My takeaway today is that I will focus on education and intellectual development in myself and my family,