Woman in Islamic Shari‘ah
11. Success in marriage
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Like most other parents, they were quite credulous
about everything she told them, and, supposing
their own child to be in the right, put the entire
blame on the in-laws. This led to their becoming
entangled in a long feud. The ensuing mental agony
took its toll. The girl fell sick, and after a prolonged
illness, succumbed to tuberculosis. Thus ended her
unhappy life.
The other is the case of a wise woman. Initially, she
found herself in an unhappy situation in her in-
laws’ home because of her unattractive appearance.
At first, this was discussed behind her back, but
soon she had to suffer the humiliation of open
insults from the women of the household. This was
very hard on her, but she refrained from telling her
parents about it, having decided that she would
completely ignore unsavory comments. Instead, she
privately resolved to be helpful to the others, and
voluntarily took over all of the household work. She
cared for the needs of every member of the family
and made sure that no one had any reason to
complain against her.
This was the beginning of a long and trying period.
