Introduction
All praise be to Allah, He Who created us from a single person, created on a like nature, his mate and from them twain, scattered countless men and women.
I praise Allah with such a praise which compatibles with His Greatness and His Ultimate Sovereignty, and I further certify that there is no god worthy to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is His last Messenger.
The women have received all attention from Islam. Allah has revealed unto His Prophet, Muhammad in the Qur'an some Versed dealing specially with the women. Furthermore, there is a Surah in the Qur'an named "The Women", and Allah has made clear in His Book and through His Messenger the specific rules relevant to the women and also showed up the principles which save her from the darkness of ignorance and from the abominated ways of the people of pleasure, whims (caprice) the
sex.
According to Islam, a woman is the mother, wife, sister and a daughter who has rights to take and duties to serve.
He is the Prophet who recommended to the nation so as to preserve and take care of her. This was during the performance of the last and farewell Haj.
A woman is the source of happiness to her husband and the tender (loving) mother to her children. Therefore, Allah ordered her to cover her whole body and stay in her home. It is the home inside which she can give ultimate tenderness, love and kindness because it is the natural place where she can exercise such qualities. Allah says in Qur'an :
(وقرن في بيوتكن )
"And stay quietly in your houses" ( Al-Ahzab:33)
Islam ordained her to draw her veil over her bosom and not to display her beauty and to cast her outer garment over her (when abroad) that is most convenient that she should be known.
(يا أيها النبي قل لأزواجك وبناتك ونساء المؤمنين يدنين عليهن من جلابيبهن ذلك أدنى أن يعرفن )
"O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies. That will be better, that they should be known so as not to be annoyed. (Al-Ahzab:59)
When the opponents of Islam realized this prestige of respect, reverence and eminence which the Muslim woman enjoys, they envied her for this status.
Accordingly, they started plotting against her and watched for her disaster by setting traps everywhere. Moreover, they introduced several toxic movements such Emancipation Movement, Equilibrium Movement and Captivation or Temptation Movement in which they showed peace and mercy for them and wrath, disaster and punishment for the women outside these movements. Every effort is being made to undermine values, morals and to expose the sexual affairs publicly and openly using latest models and modes of display and exhibition. Hence, the biggest desire or attention of the woman focused on adopting and having naked (seducing) dresses. She came out to the streets and started working outside the home in company with en using her dirtiest weapons of allurement. The Muslim woman learnt the tactics of enchantment by watching the lewd films, licentious photos and reading the sexual novels. Readily, she can find he male and female guides from among those in her environment who speak her own language to explain her the way by which she can attractive (charming) whether at home or in the street, both on optical and acoustical levels through being complaisant in speech, motions, clothing, make up (cosmetics), walking, sitting and even in looks. Such notions, unfortunately, decayed the prudency of the Muslim woman. Thus, she carried on paying no heed in going out naked, displaying her charms to anybody who likes thereof and thereby leading to the stirring up of man's sexual (animal) appeal. Conversely, if she adhered by to the covering of her whole body (wearing the Islamic lawful veil), they will consider her a retrograde and backward (retarded) woman. At this point resistance from her would vanish and replaced by submissiveness.
Muhammad Qutub, the well-known scholar has stated the following incidence:
Years ago, a scene on the seaside took place. There was a lady who was still keeping a little bit of shyness (the innate natural shyness of the female) after she wore the sea-dress.
He writes: This lady had the 'swimming suit' on and sat on the sand around the beach and let the cameraman have a photo for her.
He wonders what had happened as he reiterated writing: The lady sat, because of a little remainder of prudency, in a position of drawing her legs together.
The cameraman, however went to space (widen) her two legs to get the photo in modern style; but she having in her little amount of shyness refused to do so. Then, he exclaimed and persuaded her by an accent bearing the meaning of Allah! And continued; "Are you a farmer (for being conservative) or what …?" Immediately in a moment his words crept into her heart and spoiled the last remnant of shyness; and therefore she responded and resat with her legs opened wide in a savage
(barbaric) relaxedness.
This story portrates the plans of enemies of Islam against the Muslim ladies, but Allah will complete His Light, even though the unbelievers may detest.
Our ladies, therefore, have not been deceived by these destructive by these destructive ideologies, on the contrary they viewed these with mockery, and wih eyes of might and pride for their religion and its teachings, the matter for which Allah is deserved to be praised and favoured as He safeguarded them with their veils and screened (covered) them.
Some pious ladies rose to instruct those women (in a few number) who deviated from the right path; and by Allah's Will they are on the way back to the straight path and adherence to the Islamic approach.
On top of those pious advisors who are giving advice to the ladies of the nation is our sister Hala, the daughter of Abdullah, who wrote this treatise which is small in volume, but big in meaning and contents. This treatise is like an ambush in our hands, armoured with juristic evidences, alive sayings and valuable pieces of advice to make he inviters of error stumble and tear them into pieces.
May Allah Almighty bless our Islamic sister for her sincere effort and reward her for the guidance she provided to her fellow sisters. In the last, we should always say: Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds; and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet, Muhammad, the last of the Messengers.
Abdullah Ahmed Al-Swailam
Imam of Al-Shahail Villages Mosque