Saturday, May 2, 2009

Role Model for us Women in Islam...

Salam,
Just wanted to write some small thoughts of role models that we must follow with all our hearts...insha'Allah.
Since creation of mankind... , we have had role models, for men and women.  Prophets and Imams of Islam were here to teach us from good and bad. Reasoning tells me that, you must follow a role model.., in this age and in any age.   We all have had seen in history of good and bad role models. But who are the real role models? To people in Islam is their Prophets, and four great ladies , and according to shia belief... the holy 12 Imams...and the Ahlulbayt of the Prophet saws.( in that I include his Asahbeehs and their families who loved them sincerely...) This is my belief as a muslim... and many have their own belief.. but we must respect all thoughts of beliefs.

Now for the ladies.. Allah swt ., his chosen four great ladies, Bibi Aasiyah s.a. the wife of the Pharoh, who went through so much, it is not easy living under a person who rejected God all together, and she had to practice her belief in secracy....
Then came Bibi Maryam s.a. the mother of our Prophet Isa a.s. Who had to go through so much, in order to have Prophet Isa a.s. and to be silence , was the command of Allah a.s. The Bibi went through life , in a struggle..
Then the greatest lady, Bibi Khadija sa., the grandmother of the infallibles..., the one who stood by Rasool Allah s.a.s., at the time when no other women did. Who helped , and gave away all the money in the name of Islam...
Then the greatest of all our Lady of LIGHT... Bibi Fatima Zahra s.a.... and need I say much about her... I could go on.. and I will as time gives me inshallah...
We should also look at a another great lady, Bibi Zainab sa.... and the ladies of Karbala... who showed us the great courage, and patience, which one can not even percieve, or think...These ladies are truely heroines... we are unaware of many results of Karbala...many of which is a our little Bibi Ruqaya as. ( to many Bibi Sakina as ) she, being such a small of them all, taught us so much,  we probably know a fraction of what happened...And most of us know of the great lady the Syeda Masooma-e- Qum...(the sister of Imam Raza-e-Ali as.).... a lady they say of attributes of our Lady of LIght... Syeda Fatima Zahra s.a....
We as women... should learn from these great ladies, who taught us so much...and is still teaching us the character of a women to be, in the best of......modesty, chastity, dignity, morality, ettiquettes,..... I can not emphazise more on these great ladies... their light is still shinning and will continue to shine till the end of time...
Yes, there will be all kinds of role models in this world... and I do believe we should learn from each other , some how or the other every human being teaches you something good... even a little girl... can teach us, and your mother, or someone in history, or a great author sheds good light.,... but as a muslim women, I believe I should examine my own light... and see what is right in Islam ,....and, not judge others for their belief... in any way!
For survival in peace, we have to live in common ground... as Allah swt. commands us not to put any religion, race, culture, down... and then leave it to Allah swt...he is the creator of all mankind, this is how I see it...
Till Next time...
Just Pure Thoughts....