Woman in Islamic Shari‘ah
2. The qualities of a believing woman
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problems for their husbands and children, they
destroy the peace and quiet of home life. Sometimes
they unwittingly slip into wrong ways of thinking:
they have all the necessities of life, but these things,
perhaps because they have been attained without a
struggle, gradually cease to please them. Then they
begin to feel that there are so many things lacking in
their lives and their own dissatisfaction begins to
vitiate what had formerly been a healthy, familial
atmosphere. Regardless of whatever else a woman
does, if she can simply refrain from creating
problems of this nature, she will to a large extent
have succeeded in creating a wholesome, domestic
atmosphere and a happy family circle.
On a higher plane, it is possible for talented women
to further the cause of religion when the right
opportunity presents itself. There are innumerable
examples in Islamic history of such work having
been successfully carried out by women.
A notable example is that of ‘Aishah, an extremely
intelligent woman who was one of the Prophet’s
wives. Being much younger than he was, she
survived him by about fifty years, and, with her
