Woman Between Islam and Western Society
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.
