Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 38
! ! 38 say , ‘I follow the religion of my husband and my relatives. ’ Similarly, it is also shirk to give offerings to a particular ‘p i r’ [spiritual leader] if a wish of thiers is fulfilled. There are many other kinds of shirk which women are entangled in nowadays, despite the fact that this is dangerous. Thus , the most essential article of faith for women is that they deem God Almighty to be One and they refrain from associat ing anyone as His equal in attributes, actions, or names. ! Belief in Angels The second article of faith is b elief in angels; that they are a creation of God Almighty. They create righteous inclination s in the hearts of human beings. B elieving in them means that when a righteous inspiration arises , one should act upon it straight away so that space can be made for more righteous thoughts. Belief t hat the Holy Qur’ān i s the Book of God and Belief in all the Prophets The third article of faith is the belief that the Holy Qur’ān is the Book of God and other books were revealed as well. The fourth is the belief that all prophets are true. Resurrection after Death The fifth is that [everyone] will be raised after death and will be called to account for their deeds. No man or woman can call themselves Muslim if they do not believe in these articles of faith. Thus, it is very impo rtant to believe in them. These then, are the articles of faith. Now , I shall speak about the responsibilities which have been declared obligatory by Islam. Offering Salāt The foremost of these is Salāt , the offering o f which is absolutely necessary. T here is considerable negligence regarding this, particularly in women, who appear very neglectful of it and tend to offer up various excuses.