Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 196
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 196 extent that if parents compel their son to divorce his wife, the son ought to divorce her. Thus, if a woman can be divorced if her parents-in-law so desire, then what else is there to consider? Therefore, every woman ought to keep herself constantly engaged in the service of her husband and his parents. Note that the woman who serves her husband is rewarded to some extent, too. If she serves him, he provides for her, but parents do not take anything from their child. They take care of him from birth till adolescence and serve him without any reward. When he is mature, the parents marry their child, plan for his future well-being and carry out those plans. After he gains employment, and becomes capable to bear his own burden and do some work in the future, then for what objective does his wife wish to separate him from his parents or resort to abuse and insult for minor issues? This is such an undesirable act that both God and His creation abhor it. God Almighty has appointed two responsibilities for a human being: the rights of God and the rights of man. Then they are further divided into two parts. Firstly, obedience and subordination to parents, and secondly attention to the welfare of the creation of God. Similarly, for a woman, there is the ser- vice and obedience of her parents, husband and parents-in-law. Thus, how unfortunate is the woman who turns away from ful- filling both the rights of man and the rights of Allah by evading the service of these people. Taking a Bad Omen from a Name The name of a girl was Jannat [‘Paradise’]. Someone said that this name is inappropriate as sometimes someone calls out, ‘Is Jannat [Paradise] at home?’ And if she is not [in the house] then it shows as if only ‘Hell’ is in the house. Or if someone is named Barakat [‘Blessing’], and it is