Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 325
! ! 325 of all evil, etc. However , in Islam , wherever the Holy Qur’ān mentions pious men, it also mentions pious women. Haz rat A’isha h Siddiqa h ra is not revered solely for being the wife of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , but also for being A’isha h ra. Christianity has not established any rights for women, not even for mothers beca us e w hen it was mentioned to Haz rat Masih as that Mary had come to see him, he asked “ Who is Mary ? Go woman , I do not know you. ” Thus , where a mother’s rights go un acknowledged, how can a wife’s rights be established ? If Christians do not believe women ha ve a soul, what rights can they accord them ? N ow, Muslim women strive to emulate them. It is a wise person ’s creed to never fall under another’s influence. Islam has given women more than basic equal rights. For example, a woman’s m ehr is determined at the matrimonial ceremony and the m ehr belongs solely to her and is under no one else ’s control. France is the most li beral country in all of Europe, and because wom e n have been denied their rights, they have taken it upon themselves to fight for their rights. Due to sheer blindness , Muslim women ha ve also demand ed their right s , even though God has already given them these rights. God knows why they have suddenly begun asking for them. Of course , they have not utiliz ed the rights already granted them. Non - Muslim women were never awarded any rights, which is why they demand them. However, Allah Himself awarded Muslim women rights. The fact is , that they neither learned to exercise their rights nor did they understand how to utilize them. Instead of fighting for and demanding your rights , learn to exercise the rights Islam has already given you. Raising an uproar after making a mistake is analogous to the following example. A highly skilled soldier , who was an excellent swordsman, worked for the King. The prince grew envious of the soldier , for the King w a s affect ionate and kind to him and was forever awarding him accolades. The prince requested a fine sword from [the King]. The King ordered the soldier to give the prince a sword. The brave soldier warned the K ing that the prince was unfamiliar with the sword and could instead harm himself by improper use. Yet, the prince continued to insist and e ventually the prince received his