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A Union of Knowledge and Piety
(Sayyidah Amatullah Tasneem [rahimahallah] – Part Two)
On 25th November 1926, at the age of eighteen, Sayyidah Amatullah Tasneem (rahimahallah) married her maternal cousin, Moulana Sayyid Abul Khair Barq (rahimahullah). It was an ideal union, as both shared a deep affinity for the study of Deeni sciences. Sayyidah Amatullah Tasneem (rahimahallah) benefitted immensely from her husband, who was renowned for his profound knowledge of Deen and his mastery of language and literature.
Moulana Abul Khair (rahimahullah) hailed …
Contentment Beyond Coveting
Sayyidah Ummu Salamah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) once said to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), “Men participate in jihaad whereas women do not. We receive half the (share of men in) inheritance.” (Sunan Tirmizi #3022)
Her words were not an objection, rather, she expressed a noble longing – wishing that if she were a man, she too could attain the merits and virtues that Allah Ta‘ala had assigned to men. Other women likewise expressed the wish that, had they been men, they would …
The Eyes Within
If a person were to lose his eyesight, he would instantly feel helpless, vulnerable, and overwhelmed. He would grope about in darkness, unable to distinguish right from left, danger from safety, or enemy from friend. For such a person, even walking within the familiarity of his own home becomes challenging.
Now imagine a person whose outward eyes are sound, yet his inner sight – the sight of the heart – is blind. He looks at the world, but fails to …
