THE THREE KINDS OF WOMEN Today, we find that there are three kinds of Muslim women: 1. One who do not wear Hijab at all and their most ...
THE THREE KINDS OF WOMEN
Today, we find that there are three kinds of Muslim women:
1. One who do not wear Hijab at all and their most usual argument to justify their action is that: ‘As long as our hearts are pure and clear, we do not have to put on any Hijab.
2. The second kind is of those who put on Hijab but not properly. By this I mean:
- They either don’t wear it properly
- Or they consider Hijab as a passport to freely see and communicate to the strangers.
3. And the third kind is of those women who not only cover
Themselves, but they are extremely careful in their dealings with the strangers.
The question that arises here is that who amongst these three is correct?
The answer of this has been given to us in the history of Islam and those women who call themselves as Kaneezaan-e-Zahra (as), should identify themselves with Sayyida Zahra (as). Marhum Allama Zeeshan Haider in his book ‘Mahafil-o-Majalis’ has related two incidents. These incidents are similar to each other but there outcomes are different and paves way for Muslim women to choose whether they want to follow the Seerah of Sayyida Fatimah (as) or somebody else.
INCIDENT ONE
One day the Holy Prophet (saww) came to the house of one of his wives. (I will not name her). He (saww) brought along a person who was blind.
As he (saww) knocked at the door and sought permission to enter, the permission was granted. But then the Holy Prophet (saww) notified his wife that he (saww) had brought along a person who was blind.
When the wife heard this, she said, ‘In that case there is nothing to worry. The man is blind and will therefore be unable to see me’.
INCIDENT TWO
The other incident tells us that likewise, the Holy Prophet (saww) once brought along a blind person to the house of Sayyida Fatimah (as) and knocked at her door. He (saww) also informed her about the blind person’s company.
Sayyida Fatimah (as) asked her father to wait so that she could cover herself. When the Holy Prophet (saww) said,
“But Fatimah! This man is blind and he cannot see you”.
She (as) responded by saying,
“O Father! So what if he is blind? He cannot see me but I can see him – so allow me to cover myself”.
CONCLUSION:
From these two incidents it becomes crystal clear who among the three kinds of Muslim women is right and who among them has true right to call herself as Kaneez-e-Zahra (as).
Today, we find that there are three kinds of Muslim women:
1. One who do not wear Hijab at all and their most usual argument to justify their action is that: ‘As long as our hearts are pure and clear, we do not have to put on any Hijab.
2. The second kind is of those who put on Hijab but not properly. By this I mean:
- They either don’t wear it properly
- Or they consider Hijab as a passport to freely see and communicate to the strangers.
3. And the third kind is of those women who not only cover
Themselves, but they are extremely careful in their dealings with the strangers.
The question that arises here is that who amongst these three is correct?
The answer of this has been given to us in the history of Islam and those women who call themselves as Kaneezaan-e-Zahra (as), should identify themselves with Sayyida Zahra (as). Marhum Allama Zeeshan Haider in his book ‘Mahafil-o-Majalis’ has related two incidents. These incidents are similar to each other but there outcomes are different and paves way for Muslim women to choose whether they want to follow the Seerah of Sayyida Fatimah (as) or somebody else.
INCIDENT ONE
One day the Holy Prophet (saww) came to the house of one of his wives. (I will not name her). He (saww) brought along a person who was blind.
As he (saww) knocked at the door and sought permission to enter, the permission was granted. But then the Holy Prophet (saww) notified his wife that he (saww) had brought along a person who was blind.
When the wife heard this, she said, ‘In that case there is nothing to worry. The man is blind and will therefore be unable to see me’.
INCIDENT TWO
The other incident tells us that likewise, the Holy Prophet (saww) once brought along a blind person to the house of Sayyida Fatimah (as) and knocked at her door. He (saww) also informed her about the blind person’s company.
Sayyida Fatimah (as) asked her father to wait so that she could cover herself. When the Holy Prophet (saww) said,
“But Fatimah! This man is blind and he cannot see you”.
She (as) responded by saying,
“O Father! So what if he is blind? He cannot see me but I can see him – so allow me to cover myself”.
CONCLUSION:
From these two incidents it becomes crystal clear who among the three kinds of Muslim women is right and who among them has true right to call herself as Kaneez-e-Zahra (as).
