Woman in Islamic Shari‘ah
5. Muslim women
~ 90 ~
In her youth, she had been unable to bear the
tragedy of her brothers’ deaths, but she derived
such strength from Islam that, in her old age, she
sacrificed her own sons in the path of God. She had
four sons, all of whom she persuaded to fight in the
battle of Qadsiya. They all fought bravely and were
finally martyred. When she received the news of the
deaths of all of her sons, she neither wrote elegies,
nor did she bewail their passing. Instead, she heard
the news with great calm and fortitude, and said:
“Thank God who has awarded me the honor of
their martyrdom. I hope God will bring us together
in the life Hereafter.”
79
79.
Az-Zarkali,
Al-A‘lam
(Beirut, 1979), 2/86.
PATIENCE FOR PARADISE
It is related that in the early days of Islam, the
Prophet was once passing in the vicinity of Yasir
and his family in Mecca when they were being
subjected to the violence of the Quraysh. When
Yasir set eyes on the Prophet, the only question he
asked him was, “O Prophet of God, is this all there
is to the world?” The Prophet replied, “O family of
Yasir, be patient, for you have been promised
