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 The Muslim Women and Her Mind:-Knowledge
 

 In the name of Allah,  Lord of all the Worlds. All things are only possible through His will and may His peace and blessings descend upon His last and most beloved Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) and also the Ummah.

 

 Alhamdulillah, by His grace and Mercy, I was given another chance to enjoy this beautiful world of Islam today.  An idea hit me, just after reading an e-mail sent by a Muslim friend whom I met through a virtual world called INTERNET. Something that is associated with me, myself as a Muslim women. May Allah SWT cherishes the persona’s life with His Barakah and Rahmat; the one who inspired me to come out with this writing. Ameen.

 

 Bismillah…

 As Muslim women, we are  keen to attend gatherings where there is discussion of Islam and the greatness of its teachings regarding the individual, family and society, and where those present think of the power of Almighty Allah (SWT) and His bountiful blessings to His creation, and encourage one another to obey His commandments, heed His prohibitions and seek refuge with Him. In such gatherings, hearts are softened, souls are purified, and a person's whole being is filled with the joy of faith.

As Muslim women we should take care of our mind just as we take care of our body, because the former is no less important than the latter. Long ago, the poet Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma said:

"A man's tongue is half of him, and the other half is his heart; What is left is nothing more than the image of flesh and blood." [See Hashimi (ed.), Jumharah Ash'ar al-'Arab, 1/300, published by Dar al-Qalam, 1406 AH.]

 This means that a person is essentially composed of his heart and his tongue, in other words what he thinks and what he says. Hence the importance of taking care of one's mind and supplying it with all kinds of beneficial knowledge is quite clear.

 The Muslimah is as responsible just as a Muslim is, so as Muslimah, we are  also required to seek knowledge, whether it is "religious" or "secular", that will be of benefit to her. When we recite the ayah ( . . . But say, `O my Lord! Advance me in knowledge.') (Qur'an 20:114) and hear the hadith, "Seeking knowledge is a duty on every Muslim," [A hasan hadith narrated by Ibn Majah, 1/81, in al-Muqaddimah, bab fadl al-'ulama' wa'l-hath 'ala talab al-'ilm.] indirectly we should  know that the teachings of the Qur'an and Sunnah are directed at men and women equally, and that the Muslimah  is also obliged to seek the kinds of knowledge that have been made obligatory for individuals and communities (fard `ayn and fard kifayah) to pursue them from the time that this obligation was made known to the Muslim society.

Islam has made the pursuit of knowledge obligatory on women and men alike, as the Prophet (PBUH) said: "Seeking knowledge is a duty on every Muslim." [A hasan hadith, narrated by Ibn Majah, 1/81, in al-Muqaddimah, bab fadl al-'ulama' wa'l-hathth 'ala talab al-'ilm.]. In other words, it is a duty on every person, man or woman, who utters the words of the shahadah, so it comes as no surprise to see Muslim women thirsting for knowledge, devoting themselves to its pursuit. Muslim women of all times and places have understood the importance of seeking beneficial knowledge, and the positive effects this has on their own characters and on their children, families and societies. So they seek knowledge enthusiastically, hoping to learn whatever will benefit them in this world and the next.

 What the Muslim woman needs to know

The first thing that the Muslim woman needs to know is how to read the Qur'an properly (with tajwid), and to understand its meaning. Then she should learn something of the sciences of hadith, the sirah of the Prophet (PBUH), and the history of the women of the Sahabah and Tabi`in, who are prominent figures in Islam. She should acquire as much knowledge of fiqh as she needs to ensure that her worship and daily dealings are correct, and she should ensure that she has a sound grasp of the basic principles of her religion.

 Then she should direct her attention to her primary specialty in life, which is to take proper care of her house, husband, family and children, for she is the one whom Allah (SWT) has created specially to be a mother and to give tranquillity and happiness to the home. She is the one to whom Islam has given the immense responsibility of raising intelligent and courageous children. Hence there are many proverbs and sayings nowadays which reflect the woman's influence on the success of her husband and children in their working lives, such as, "Look for the woman," "Behind every great man is a woman," and "The one who rocks the cradle with her right hand rocks the world with her left," etc. No woman can do all of that unless she is open-minded and intelligent, strong of personality and pure of heart. So she is more in need of education, correction and guidance in forming her distinct Islamic personality.

 The Muslim woman should understand the teachings of her religion looks where she is going and strives to increase her good deeds, so that she may be saved from the terrifying trap into which the devils among mankind and jinn in all times and places try to make women fall. InsyaAllah.

 Before I pen off, my dear BASIS, let us pray to Allah with all our hearts so that He will always guide us to the Truth and protect us from any horror stricken. Ameen.

Wassalam.