What makes a strong woman? The kind of woman who lives by principle, who is unfazed by weak morals of those around her. One who does not succumb and give in and thereby give up what the Almighty expects of her (and what does the Almighty expect of her? This, I’ll discuss later.) The kind of woman who does not need validation of her worth from anyone, least of all strangers, least of all creepy, strange men lurking on the…
Ever waited for something to happen? Something totally out of your control so that you are left without a choice and are forced to wait? Something so incredibly valuable that you are absolutely terrified that it just might not happen. And that fear – will it, will it not – is eating you away inside, (literally) queasiness has settled deep in your stomach; butterflies that turned into moths. You eagerly wait for tomorrow in hopes to hear some good news…
If every time Allāh gave you what you ask Him for immediately then your heart wouldn’t be desperately dependent on Him. Your īmān wouldn’t grow, and neither will your relationship with Allāh. Look at the Youth of the Cave. They got what they wanted but not before they became utterly in need of Allāh.…
[and do not display yourselves as was the display of the former times of ignorance.] al-Aḥzāb:33 This āyah specifically addresses our role models, the noble women we strive to emulate; the mothers of the believers (the wives of our Rasūl Allāh ﷺ). But in general, as scholars have stated, it addresses all believing women. The commands in it are for all Muʾmināt to follow. In the āyah, the pre-Islāmic era of ignorance, where display of women’s beauty was rampant, is…