Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume II — Page 78
78 T heir lives were full of many stories , but f or right now, I will tell you one story. The son of one of the female c ompanions ra , who was her only son, died in battle b ut she did not cry over his death , n o r did she show sorrow at the death of her child. Rather, she remained happy and did not express any sadness over her loss. Every nation has its share of foolish women. Her foolish neighbors would come to her and say , “ O heartless mother, you lost your only child, but you did not shed a single tea r over his death. Does your heartlessness know no bounds? ” One day, she went to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and asked, “ O Prophet of Allah ! Did my son enter hell or heaven? ” The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa replied , “ Your son certainly went to heaven. He died fighting in the way of Allah , and his life ended in a state of faithfulness. ” She asked, “ O Prophet of Allah , is his present state in the H ereafter better or is the previous state he had in this world better ? ” The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa remarked, “What is this world compared to the next world ? He has received a new life in the next world. He has achieved nearness to God Almighty and has become heir to His favors and bounties. ” She said, “ O Prophet sa of Allah ! When one’s son is in the best state, should one feel happy or s hould one cry? My son has died in the service of Islam a nd as you said , he has received a great reward in the next world, as well as a loftier station. On the achievement of such blessings, should I cry or feel happy? My neighbors ask me why I don’t cry. O Prophet sa of Allah ! W hy should I cry when my son is in a better state than he was before? ” The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, “ You are right. Compared to all that he has received in the H ereafter , this world and this life are worthless. ” The Responsibility of Mothers The truth is that it is the mothers who either make their children or break their children. In this age as well, God Almighty has established an Islam ic region [Pakistan, which had newly been founded at the time of the speech ] to exalt Islam. And those known as Muslims are its rulers and k ings. Either non - believers ruled over us or as of now , Muslims rule over us, r egardless of how corrupt they may be. But, at the very least they believe in the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. This status and this respect whic h God Almighty has given Muslims is a sign that God Almighty is ready to grant Muslims even more honor. I f you fulfill your responsibilities, then these Muslims will become Ahmadi. And this way , the sovereignty of true Islam will be establishe d. B ut for every blessing ,