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Re: Do you think this statement is true about women of present age ?
You are right in that us women should not only have knowledge of the noble characteristics of spiritually high individuals such as Maryam and Fatima (r.a) but also do our best to put into practice their example, this can be difficult at times. We know that the women today will never be as pious and noble as our great role models but that shouldn't stop us from trying our best to be like them. I feel angry sometimes when women today say "oh they are the pious noble chosen ones who had no worldy desires but we are NORMAL women with has normal desires" to justify their materialistic desires of this world, yeah I agree we are not in the same league as them but we should do our best to copy their actions as this will get us closer to Allah The Most Merciful.
Here are inspiring examples of the most beautiful female soul, Fatima (r.a) which brought tears to my eyes and made me a better person:
"On her wedding day to Imam Ali (AS) her father bought her a new dress to wear for her wedding. When it was time to perform the wedding ceremony, the Prophet (SAW) asked to go and get changed. He asked her to wear her wedding dress. She replied "I'm wearing it". The Prophet looked at her and said "but this is not the dress I bought you. This is an old dress and you have been wearing for a long time. Where is the dress I have bought you?" She replied "hasn't the Prophet taught me that when I give charity I should give things that are dearest to me and not things I no longer need or want"? The Prophet said "yes, that's true". She said "I gave it away this afternoon to a poor lady who came begging for clothes to wear". The Prophet was deeply touched and said to her "go back to your room and you will find another dress for you to wear. This dress is sent to you from Allah (SWT)". She went to her room and found a dress sparkling with precious stones and diamonds.
On another occasion, the Prophet and some of his companions were in the Mosque when a man entered asking for charity. He had no money to buy food for his children. It just happened that at the time no one seemed to be carrying any money with them (or if any one did, they did not want to part with it). The Prophet told the man to go to Fatima's house, and to ask her for something. The man went and knocked at the door. Lady Fatima answered and the man requested some charity. All Lady Fatima had left was a neck less made of pearls. She gave it to the man. The man returned to the Mosque and told the Prophet what had happened and asked if anyone would buy the neck less from him as he needs to buy food for his family. Ammar ibin Yassir (one of the true companions of the Prophet) had in the meantime arrived at the Mosque and heard the story. He purchased the neck less from the man, gave it to his slave instructing him to take it back to Lady Fatima and that he also, the slave was a present from AmLady Fatima. TLady Fatima's hoandid as instructed. Lady Fatima told him, "I release you, you are free". The slave looked up to the sky and praising the Lord said "You truly are Merciful! You have satisfied a hungry man, you have freed a slave and you have returned the neck less to its owner, all this in the span of only a few minutes". She was "Sayeedat Nisa-al Alameen" (the mistress of the women of the world)."
And this shows quote below shows she was very intelligent and the most modest:
" Her "Iman" (faith) had no limit. Once a blind man came to see the Prophet (SAW). Lady Fatima (AS) veiled herself before opening the door and letting him in. When the blind man left, the Prophet asked her why she covered herself knowing that the man was blind. Lady Fatima replied: "it is true he cannot see me with his eyes, but he can still see me (ie; perceive me) with his other senses". It has been scientifically proven that if we lose the function of one of our five senses the other four tend to be heightened (meaning they become sharper). So what Lady Fatima said, in other words, is that even though he is blind, he can still feel and sense my appearance through his other senses, therefore I have to cover myself."
And my father also told me that Fatima (r.a) was so modest that when she went outside her house she would walk like an old lady so that no men would recognise her and they would think it was an old lady walking by, of course women today will never be on the same level of modesty but her actions are so inspiring.
Asalaamualikum! :)
You are right in that us women should not only have knowledge of the noble characteristics of spiritually high individuals such as Maryam and Fatima (r.a) but also do our best to put into practice their example, this can be difficult at times. We know that the women today will never be as pious and noble as our great role models but that shouldn't stop us from trying our best to be like them. I feel angry sometimes when women today say "oh they are the pious noble chosen ones who had no worldy desires but we are NORMAL women with has normal desires" to justify their materialistic desires of this world, yeah I agree we are not in the same league as them but we should do our best to copy their actions as this will get us closer to Allah The Most Merciful.
Here are inspiring examples of the most beautiful female soul, Fatima (r.a) which brought tears to my eyes and made me a better person:
"On her wedding day to Imam Ali (AS) her father bought her a new dress to wear for her wedding. When it was time to perform the wedding ceremony, the Prophet (SAW) asked to go and get changed. He asked her to wear her wedding dress. She replied "I'm wearing it". The Prophet looked at her and said "but this is not the dress I bought you. This is an old dress and you have been wearing for a long time. Where is the dress I have bought you?" She replied "hasn't the Prophet taught me that when I give charity I should give things that are dearest to me and not things I no longer need or want"? The Prophet said "yes, that's true". She said "I gave it away this afternoon to a poor lady who came begging for clothes to wear". The Prophet was deeply touched and said to her "go back to your room and you will find another dress for you to wear. This dress is sent to you from Allah (SWT)". She went to her room and found a dress sparkling with precious stones and diamonds.
On another occasion, the Prophet and some of his companions were in the Mosque when a man entered asking for charity. He had no money to buy food for his children. It just happened that at the time no one seemed to be carrying any money with them (or if any one did, they did not want to part with it). The Prophet told the man to go to Fatima's house, and to ask her for something. The man went and knocked at the door. Lady Fatima answered and the man requested some charity. All Lady Fatima had left was a neck less made of pearls. She gave it to the man. The man returned to the Mosque and told the Prophet what had happened and asked if anyone would buy the neck less from him as he needs to buy food for his family. Ammar ibin Yassir (one of the true companions of the Prophet) had in the meantime arrived at the Mosque and heard the story. He purchased the neck less from the man, gave it to his slave instructing him to take it back to Lady Fatima and that he also, the slave was a present from AmLady Fatima. TLady Fatima's hoandid as instructed. Lady Fatima told him, "I release you, you are free". The slave looked up to the sky and praising the Lord said "You truly are Merciful! You have satisfied a hungry man, you have freed a slave and you have returned the neck less to its owner, all this in the span of only a few minutes". She was "Sayeedat Nisa-al Alameen" (the mistress of the women of the world)."
And this shows quote below shows she was very intelligent and the most modest:
" Her "Iman" (faith) had no limit. Once a blind man came to see the Prophet (SAW). Lady Fatima (AS) veiled herself before opening the door and letting him in. When the blind man left, the Prophet asked her why she covered herself knowing that the man was blind. Lady Fatima replied: "it is true he cannot see me with his eyes, but he can still see me (ie; perceive me) with his other senses". It has been scientifically proven that if we lose the function of one of our five senses the other four tend to be heightened (meaning they become sharper). So what Lady Fatima said, in other words, is that even though he is blind, he can still feel and sense my appearance through his other senses, therefore I have to cover myself."
And my father also told me that Fatima (r.a) was so modest that when she went outside her house she would walk like an old lady so that no men would recognise her and they would think it was an old lady walking by, of course women today will never be on the same level of modesty but her actions are so inspiring.
Asalaamualikum! :)
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