Islam's Response to Contemporary Issues — Page 108
108 islam’s response to contemporary issues all times to come for all those who want to investigate and comprehend the real meaning of the epithet Qaww a m. In a famous tradition, Ab u Hurairah ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said: The most perfect of believers in the matter of faith is he whose behaviour is best; and the best of you are those who behave best towards their wives. 32 If the parents really want their children to grow up into members of a righteous society, they should remember that mutual relationships between husbands and wives are going to play an important role in the making or breaking of the character of their children. The Holy Quran teaches: Those who bear not false witness, and when they pass by anything vain, they pass by with dignity; and those who, when they are reminded of the Signs of their Lord, fall not down thereat deaf and blind; and those who say, ‘Our Lord, grant us of our wives and children the delight of our eyes, and make us a model for the righteous. ’ 33 This prayer possesses a unique charm and is filled with profound wisdom. Both partners in marriage are taught to pray for each other and their children that God may always provide them deep satisfaction and happiness from one another as well as from the