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Dear Readers,
‘Wisdom In Islam’ encompasses in its radiant words the true goals
that all of us must strive for. Its bounty of mercy, forgiveness, and
guidance is stunning in its clarity. If perhaps each of us wouldmake the
commitment to practice these principles for even one day we would
feel the power and grace of Allah working in our lives. Imagine using
this wonderful guidance on a regular basis? It is especially important
during this month of Ramadan to endeavor to practice and then to
invite others to practice these beautiful words of wisdom.
Khalid ibn El Waleed narrated the following hadith:
A Bedouin came one day to the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) and
said to him, “O, Messenger of Allah! I’ve come to ask you a few
questions about the affairs of this life and the Hereafter.”
- Ask what you wish.
- I’d like to be the most learned of men.
- Fear Allah, and you will be the most learned of men.
- I wish to be the richest man in the world.
- Be contented, and you will be the richest man in the world.
- I’d like to be the most just man.
- Desire for others what you desire for yourself, and you will be
the most just of men.
- I want to be the best of men.
- Do good to others and you will be the best of men.
- I wish to be the most favored by Allah.
- Engage much in Allah’s praise, and you will be most favored by Him.
- I’d like to complete my faith.
- If you have good manners you will complete your faith.
- I wish to be among those who do good.
- Adore Allah as if you see Him. If you don’t see Him, He seeth
you. In this way you will be among those who do good.
- I wish to be obedient to Allah.
- I’d like to be free from all sins.
- Bathe yourself from impurity and you will be free from all sins.
- I’d like to be raised on the Day of Judgment in the light.
- Don’t wrong yourself or any other creature, and you will be
raised on the Day of Judgment in the light.
- I’d like Allah to bestow His mercy on me.
- If you have mercy on yourself and on others, Allah will grant
you mercy on the Day of Judgment.
- I’d like my sins to be very few.
- If you seek the forgiveness of Allah as much as you can, your
sins will be very few.
- I’d like to be the most honorable man.
- If you do not complain to any fellow creature, you will be the
most honorable of men.
- I’d like to be the strongest of men.
- If you put your trust in Allah, you be the strongest of men.
- I’d like to enlarge my provision.
- If you keep yourself pure, Allah will enlarge your provision.
- I’d like to be loved by Allah and His messenger.
- If you love what Allah and His messenger love you will be
among their beloved ones.
- I wish to be safe from Allah’s wrath on the Day of Judgment.
- If you do not lose your temper with any of your fellow
creatures, you will be safe from the wrath of Allah on the Day of
Judgment.
- I’d like my prayers to be responded.
- If you avoid forbidden actions your prayers will be responded.
- I’d like Allah not to disgrace me on the Day of Judgment.
- If you guard your chastity, Allah will not disgrace you on the
Day of Judgment.
- I’d like Allah to provide me with a protective covering on the Day
of Judgment.
- Do not uncover your fellow creatures faults, and Allah will
provide you with a covering protection on the Day of Judgment.
- What will save me from sins?
- Tears, humility and illness.
- What are the beet deeds in the eyes of Allah?
- Gentle manners, modesty and patience.
- What are the worst evils in the eyes of Allah?
- Hot temper and miserliness.
- What assuages the wrath of Allah in this life and in the Hereafter?
- Concealed charity and kindness to relatives.
- What extinguishes hell’s fires on the Day of Judgment
- Patience in adversity and misfortunes.
Imam El Mustaghfiri said: “I have never heard a tradition more com-
prehensive of the beauties of religion, and more beneficial tha this
hadith. It collects all the good things of Islam but not put to use.”
(Related by Imam Ibn Hambal)
KINDNESS - Whoever has no kindness has no faith.
PRINCES AND SCHOLARS - The best of princes is one who
visits the wise. The worst of scholars is one who visits princes.
THE JUDGE - A man appointed to be a judge has been killed
with-out a knife.
STRUGGLE - The holy warrior is him who struggles with himself.
INK AND BLOOD - The ink of the learned is holier than the
blood of the martyr.
CONTEMPLATION - An hour’s contemplation is better than a
year’s worship.
UNDERSTANDING - Speak to everyone in accordance with
his degree of understanding.
FOOD - Nobody has eaten better food than that won by his
own labor.
WORK - I am a worker.
ACCUSATIONS - Anyone reviling a brother for a sin will not
himself die before committing it.
PARADISE - I will stand surety for Paradise if you save yourselves
from six things: telling untruths, violating promises, dishonoring trust,
being unchaste in thought and act, striking the first blow, taking what
is bad and unlawful.
TASKS - Whoever makes all his tasks one task (i.e. the
Hereafter), God will help him in his other concerns.
POETRY - In some poetry there is wisdom.
LIES, PROMISES, TRUST - He is not of mine who lies, breaks
a promise or fails in his trust.
THOUGHTS - Good thoughts are a part of worship.
VISION OF THE FAITHFUL - The Faithful see with the light of God.
SOME BEHAVIOR - I am like a man who has lighted a fire, and
all the creeping things have rushed to burn themselves in it.
THE QUR’AN - The Qur’an has been revealed in seven forms.
Each verse has inner and outer meaning.
OBLIGATION TO LEARN - The pursuit of knowledge is
obligatory on every Muslim.
THE YOUNG IN PARADISE - Old women will not enter
Paradise: they will be young and beautiful first.
A JOURNEY - On a journey, the lord of a people is their servant.
RECOGNITION - Souls which recognize one another
congregate together; those which do not, argue with one another.
TRUTH - Speaking the truth to the unjust is the best of holy wars.
KNOWLEDGE - Journey even as far as China seeking knowledge.
THE TIME WILL COME - The time will come when you are
divided into 72 sects. A group among you will be my people, the
people of Salvation.
THE BEQUEST - I have nothing to leave you except my family.
A woman’s economic rights are taken for granted today. How-
ever, such rights are fairly new in much of the world.
Women in Arabia before the time of Muhammad (PBUH)
were considered chattel. Infant girls were often buried alive
to spare the family’s honor, and widows were inherited along
with other items of property. Indeed, this was the common
lot of women around the world.
In Persia, women were under the complete authority of men,
and could be bought and sold; in India, a faithful wife was
one who served her husband as if he were a god, addressing
him as “lord,” eating his leftovers, and upon his death being
burned alive atop his corpse; and even in Rome, whose law
was regarded as more civilized, a woman was forced to re-
main financia ly dependent all her life, with no separate or
independent right.
The beginning of the Islamic era ushered in a revolutionary
change in the status of women. Islam decreed a right of which
woman was deprived, not only in the pre-Islamic era, but up
until quite recently even in the West: the right of independent
ownership.
According to Islamic law, a woman has full rights in her money,
real estate, and other assets. These rights undergo no change
when she gets married, and she retains her full rights in buying,
selling, and mortgage, as well as in the signing of contracts for
rent, enterprise, etc.
Islam regards the married woman’s role as wife and mother as
the most essential one, and a woman is entitled to financial
maintenance by her husband. However, a woman may also
work and earn an income if there is an economic need. Since
there is nothing in Islamic law that forbids a woman to work,
she may do so when there is a necessity for it. This is especially
so in the case of occupations needed most by society, such
as teaching and medicine, although there is no restriction on
benefitting from a woman’s scarce talents in any field. Indeed,
although a woman’s occupying the position of judge has been
seen by many people as unsuited to a woman’s nature, we
see some early Muslim jurists finding nothing wrong with it
In addition, whereas prior to the institution of Shariah (Islamic
law) a woman could be inherited, Shariah forbade this prac-
tice and gave her instead the right to inheritance. Her share
is completely hers, and no one, including her husband, can
take it away from her.
“Unto the men (of the family) belongs a share of that which
parents and near kindred leave, and unto women a share
of that which parents and near kindred leave, whether it
be little or much - a legal share.” (Qur’an 4:7)
The Wisdom in I slam WOMEN IN ISLAM