My Dear sister, know that you are man’s sister and half of humanity.

You are a mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, grand daughter or grand mother. The Prophet said (what translated means) “Women are, indeed, men’s partners.” (Abu Dawud)

You are a member of the great nation of Islam, the best nation ever produced for mankind. No other nation on earth has more great men, leaders and conquerors than this nation. It is the nation of guidance and the straight religion, and it leads humanity to righteousness and truth.

It transforms people from worshippers of slaves to worshippers of the Lord of slaves, from life’s pressures to the pleasures of the Life after, and from the injustice of other religions to the justice of Islam.

Your ancestors, great women of Islam, were one of the main reasons for this great nation to take this great place among all nations. Allah, Who granted Islam to this nation, made a high place for Muslim women, and decreed that they share in the responsibilities of enjoining truth, forbidding
evil and raising the flag of Islam.

He said (what translated means) “The believers, men and women, are helpers of one another, they enjoin righteousness and forbid evil, they offer their prayers perfectly and give the Zakat, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah will leave His Mercy on them. Surely Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.” (The Noble Quran, surah At-Taubah: 71)

Allah has given Muslim women what they can bear of orders and duties. “He is the God Who knows His creation, should He not know what He created? And He is the Most Kind, All-Aware (of everything).” (Surah Al- Mulk: 14).

My dear sister, you are called upon today to truly become an active member of the Muslim nation, strive to establish victory for Allah’s Word, implement the Quran and help build the generation of Iman.

What do your enemies want from you?

There are those who want to distract you from doing your duty. They want to distract you from meeting your noble obligation, that is, to defend the religion of Allah and raise His Word high. Those enemies use many methods.

First, they distract you from worship, belief and Da’wah (propagating Islam). They use this worldly life as their bait: jewelry stores, non-Islamic fashions that originate from non-Muslim countries (leading to) hunger that can never be satisfied, pleasures and competition for them... Allah did not create us for this. Indulging in these matters is usually accompanied by wasting time and money and igniting enmity and competition between the rich and the poor.

Second, they ignite enmity between you and man. They tell you that you are a humiliated mother, an abused wife and an oppressed sister! They tell you that all men are always unjust, hypocrites, dictators... They start war for no reason other than to direct you to rebel against your father, be arrogant with your brother and disobedient to your husband. They do not call for justice, mercy and unity. They call for hatred, arrogance and destruction.

Third, they do not stop at calling for your rebellion against parents, brothers and husbands, they go further and plot against Islam. They call upon you to rebel against the obligations of Islam and the decrees of the All-Knowing King. Islam, to them, is unjust and Islamic laws are imperfect and restrictive. They call upon you, day and night, to rebel and insist on the disobedience of this religion. They try to rid you of your religion. They try to rid you of comfort and safety under generous parenthood, happy marriage and good brotherly relations.

They portray piety and honour as chains on freedom. To them, Hijab does not cover the head, but also covers the mind; prayer, fasting and Zakat are a waste of time and effort; and obedience to husbands is slavery and a retum to the stone age.

Dear Sister,

Your enemies and the enemies of your religion are seeking to make you available for them to fulfill their evil desires whenever they wish. They want you to be a mistress that has no honour. They want you to be found everywhere, on roads and in places of sin, without honour, religion
or manners. They seek for you only what they want you to do.

But Sister, be proud of your religion and the religion of your ancestors. Be a good example for your sons and daughters and sincere in your belonging to this mighty nation. Know that honour is an honour to all wise people, and that adultery is dishonorable to all nations, even if some called it freedom.

Your happiness is in being an obedient and believing daughter, a loyal and generous wife and a pious and merciful mother. Know that prayer is the cornerstone of Islam. Fasting one day, for the sake of Allah, takes your face seventy years away from Hellfire, as the Hadith, related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim, states.

Charity is a major cause for gaining forgiveness and for repentance to be accepted. Those women who are showing parts of their bodies to men, will not enter Paradise or smell its fragrance and are cursed, as in the Hadith related by Imam Muslim. Hijab is an honour and protection for
you.

These are words from the heart, words of good and sincere advice from your sister.

By: Sis Kitabah