Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 406
! ! 406 You might be thinking , how can every person become a leader or Imam ? Hence, let me inform you that both men and women can be Imams. If a man strives to make his wife more knowledgeable and successful, then when she follows him, he has become an I mam an d she the mamoom [follower]. Similarly , if the wife trains her children in the best manner, s he will be an Imam and her children will be mamoom , a nd your children ’s good deeds will be ascribed to you. You will be sleeping in your grave but when your children perform morning prayers, the angels will record that this respected woman has performed her morning prayer. You will be sleeping in your grave and the angels will record that this pious woman has performed her Zuhr prayer. You will be sleeping in your grave and the angels will record that this pious woman has performed her ‘ Asr prayer. When silence blankets every corner, when the sta rs glimmer [at night] , and people sleep, if you have trained your children to perform Tah a jj u d prayers , the angels will record that she has performed her Tahajj u d prayers. To w hat great and i ncredible heights you can reach ! Allah says : َﺻ َُرب ۡو ِﺑ َﻤ ﺎ ا ۡﻟ ُﻐ ۡﺮ َﻓ َﺔ ُﻳ ۡﺠ َﺰ ۡو َن ُا و ﻟ l mِ َﻚ “ It is such as will be rewarded a high place in Paradise because they were steadfast … ” (Holy Qur’ān, Ch. 25 : V. 76) Which means, t hose people, who perform such good works for God Almighty’s sake and who strive to raise pious children, I will bestow upon them the highest of ranks on the Day of Judgment, for they saved their children from theft, lying, deceit, and other similar evils in this world. A nd just as t hey spread peace in this world, w hen they enter Paradise, God Almighty will say , “ These are the people , due to whom My other people remained in peace. G o , and bes tow peace on them today and have them enter Darus s alaam [ The Abode of Peace]. ” n ِﻓ ۡﻴ َﻬ ﺎ ٰﺧ ِِ ۡﻳ َﻦ [ “ Abiding therein ” ] (Holy Qur’an, Ch. 25: V. 77)