Woman in Islamic Shari‘ah
5. Muslim women
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themselves unstintingly in the scheme of God. Such
people are like small cogs which revolve strictly
according to the motion of a larger wheel — in this
case, the will of God. This is undoubtedly a trying
task; but it is also one that carries a great reward. To
perform this task is “to help God.” There can be no
doubt about the excellence and superiority of those
whom God chooses to enlist as His helpers.
64. Al-Bukhari,
Sahih, Kitab Ahadith al-Anbiya’,
(
Fath
al-Bari,
7/104-105).
65. Muslim,
Sahih, Kitah Fada’il as-Sahabah,
4/188.
66. Al-Haythami,
Majma’ az-Zawa’id wa Manba’ al-
Fawa’id, Kitab al-Manaqib,
9/224.
THE IDEAL LIFE COMPANION
One of Khadijah’s most significant contributions to
the furtherance of Islam was the reassurance which
she gave to the Prophet on the occasion of his
receiving the first divine revelation in the solitude of
the Cave of Hira from the Archangel Gabriel. This
was an experience which left the Prophet awestruck
and trembling with fear. When he returned to his
