Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume II — Page 108
108 Just look at the time of the Holy Prophet sa. For thirty years, how marvelously Islam progressed. But then, as the Holy Prophet sa himself had said [regarding the future] , that I see swine and dogs dancing up on my pulpit. A fter thirty or forty years , such young men were born whose mothers did not give them proper training, and they turned out so badly that even though they became k ings, and ministers, and governors, and rulers of land, they were so far gone from Islam that God compared them to swine and dogs. They sat up on the pulpit which belonged to the Holy Prophet sa , but their behavior was that of dogs and swine. So dangerous and horrific were their actions that even their children expressed their disgust and contempt of them. After the death of Yaz i d , when his son was made k ing , he addressed the people and said, “ O people ! A t this time there are present among you young men who are better than me , and present here are young men whose fathers are better than my father. Thus , in the presence of men who are better than me and in the presence of men whose fathers are better than my father, it is not appropriate for me to take the r oyal throne. Thus , I give up this k ingship. Muslims have the right [to it] and they may give this [thron e] to whomever they wish. I am not ready to accept this kingship. According to my point of view , our elders also committed atrocities , and I do not want any part of those cruelties. ” When his mother heard his speech , she hit her chest forcefully and said, “ Incompetent fool, you have tarnished the reputation of your elders. ” He said, “ Mother, I have not tainted the reputation of my elders but have in fact restored it. ” After that, h e entered his room and locked the doors, and a few days later he passed away. This was the reaction of his natural self, otherwise his mother certainly tried to corrupt him, and she must have attempted to persuade him to carry on with th e injustices and take control of the government which his father had forcefully taken over. Thus , a mother’s training is an extremely important factor. A man’s job is to solve the problems of the present time and a woman’s job is to reform the future. Women can Reform the Future of their Nation A woman’s job is to reform the future. It is quite evident that neither of the two can be given a preference over the other. No doubt, men do the work at hand, but women are the ones who establish the foundation for the future. If women do not train the future generations properly and