Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 53
! ! 53 relationship with a tree, under which the traveler rests for a brief time. Yet, the relationship with God is such that it nev er ends. The relationship between man and Go d is great and magnificent. A las! People care for their worldly relationships , but do not trouble themselves over their relationship with God. Generally , women lie to plea se their husbands, and do not think of how it will undermine their relationship with Allah. Similarly, t hey become so involved in worldly affairs that when the ir child is born , they become so enamored with it that they become negligent in offering Salāt , and many stop offering Salāt altogether and t hey do not care for fasting. However, they should recognize that it is Allah Who is protecting and nourishing them while they care for and nouri sh the ir child. Do not Give Preference t o Cultural Trad itions o ver Shariah T here are s ome ladies who force their husbands to carry out certain customs and rituals, stating that if they do not do so , the family’s reputation will suffer. T hey do not wish to abandon the traditions of the ir forefathers. T hey assert that if they do not partake in such rituals, the neighbors will criticize them, but they do not care if God Almighty criticizes them. They care more for what their neighbors believe, but do not worry if God Almighty declares them nonbelievers and transgressors. They say that they cannot abandon rituals involving reciprocity, even though the reciprocity with the Eternal God alone will continue, while e verything else will be left behind and man will move on to the next world. God Almighty has revealed that the Day of Judgment will be so harsh and fearsome that all relations will break away from each other, all seized with their individual worries. Thus , women should worry about that day. Most importantly form a strong relationship with God , which wi ll benefit you in the hereafter because the worldly attachments and worldly affairs carry no weight of truth. A Beautiful Example of our Leader, the Seal of the Prophets When the Holy Prophet sa declared that there wa s one God and He has no partner, at that time, h is relatives worshipped idols and