Saturday 15/10/2011
… Continued
The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam did not leave out women in his farewell speech; he said: “Fear Allaah in your dealings with women, for they are entrusted to you.”[Muslim]
This shows how Islam honoured the woman as a mother, wife and daughter,
taking care of her from her birth until her death. Moreover, Islam
protected her body and made it unlawful to be looked at, at a time when
it was openly on display for all to see. Islam also gave her the right
to inherit and be educated, and it made her equal to man in worship,
religious obligations and rewards. Allaah The Almighty Says (what
means): {Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, and has faith – We will surely cause them to live a good life}[Quran,
16: 97]Women’s rights in Islam do not come in the form of deceitful,
hollow theories and conventions. One needs to read the biographies of
the believing women like Khadeejah, Sumayyah, Asmaa’, ‘Aa’ishah, Hafsahand Al-Khansaa’, 
all, who were living examples and brilliant role-models. Islam elevated
the status of the woman, purified her soul, reformed her behavior and
made her objectives and wishes far more dignified and honourable than
what they were prior to Islam.
The
actions of the believing women throughout history will eternally be
remembered as clear proofs and real evidence of their dignity and status
in Islam. Those who claim to be reformers, leading women to
‘enlightenment’ and accusing those who want to preserve the chastity of
women as being stupid, old-fashioned and narrow-minded when in fact
there is deviation and irrationality in thinking, and perversion from
human-nature and in their methodologies and motives. These people are
only working to deprive women of their dignity, chastity, and honor so
as to ultimately render her valueless.
The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “I have left with you that which if you adhere to, you will never be misguided - the Book of Allaah.”[Muslim]Allaah
The Almighty created man and He knows that his ultimate happiness and
contentment lies in his adherence to the Quran and Sunnah (Prophetic traditions).
Allaah The Almighty Says (what means):
· {Indeed this Quran guides to that which is most suitable}[Quran,
17: 9]This means that the Quran will guide to that which is best in
dealings, financial transactions, judicial laws, politics, economics,
finance, education, upbringing and morals.
· {We have omitted nothing from the Book}[Quran, 6: 38]
· {And to Allaah belongs all honour, and to His Messenger, and to the believers}[Quran,
63: 8]Those who wish to achieve peace and security will find the
solution in the Quran; Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {It is those who believe and do not mix their belief with injustice – those will have security}[Quran,
6: 82]Those who want a flourishing economy and prosperity will achieve
it by following the instructions in the Quran. Allaah The Almighty Says
(what means): {If
only the people of the cities had believed and feared Allah, We would
have opened (i.e. bestowed) upon them blessings from the heaven and the
earth}[Quran,
7: 96] For those who seeks power, the Quran instructs the Islamic state
to acquire and prepare the necessary weapons and equipment. Allaah The
Almighty Says (what means): {Prepare
against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by
which you may terrify the enemy of Allaah and your enemy}[Quran, 8:
60] The Quran also lays the foundation for the protection of human
rights and the preservation of human dignity. Allaah The Almighty Says
(what means): {We
have certainly honoured the children of Aadam and carried them on the
land and sea and provided for them of the good things and preferred them
over much of what We have created, with (definite) preference}[Quran, 17: 70]
The Salaf
(righteous predecessors) were leaders of guidance; they took it upon
themselves to live by and adhere to the teachings of Quran.
Consequently, they were able to establish a just and
religiously-observant Islamic state. However, when the Muslims abandoned
those important morals and teachings, they disintegrated into groups
that cursed and fought one another. This was something that the Prophet,
sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam warned against in his speech, saying:“Do not go back to disbelief after my death by killing one another.”[Al-Bukhaari, Muslim]The Khutbah of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam is a call to the Muslim nation to re-evaluate itself and to respond to the call of the last of all the messengers.
The Farewell Hajj: Discussing Human Rights - I
The Farewell Hajj: Discussing Human Rights - II
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all, who were living examples and brilliant role-models. Islam elevated
the status of the woman, purified her soul, reformed her behavior and
made her objectives and wishes far more dignified and honourable than
what they were prior to Islam.
