Islams Reformers

the scandal of confession in Christianity, which casts down chastity
and honour, especially of women.
In Islam, a woman does not have to work or earn money,
neither indoors nor outdoors. If she is married, her husband, if she
is not narried, her father, or, if she has lost her father, her closest
relative, has to work and bring her everything she needs. And the
government’s treasury called “Bayt al-mâl” provides for the
woman who is without anybody to support her. In Islam, the
burden of living is not shared between wife and husband. A man
cannot force his wife to work in the field, in a factory or in any
place. If the woman wishes and if her husband allows, she may
work at places where there is work for women without joining
with men. But, what the woman earns is her very own. Her
husband cannot take anything from her by force. He cannot force
her to buy what she needs for herself, either. Nor may he force her
to do the work inside his house. The woman does the housework
as a gift and favour to her husband. And this is a virtue which
Muslim women have. It is a noble sentiment inherent in them.
Islam’s recognition of such rights for the woman and its protecting
her against being a slave or a plaything in men’s hands, indicate
that Allâhu ta’âlâ has endowed her with a great value as a
birthright.
Islamic books detailedly explain the beautiful duties of the
woman towards her husband, of the man towards his wife, his
children, his parents, towards his neighbors and even towards non-
Muslim citizens. The Hadîth says, “Among you, the one who has
the most perfect îmân is the one with the most beautiful morals”;
“The best of you is the one who is good towards his women at
home”; “I was sent to preach to you all the good morals.” In
Islamic books, there are innumerable other hadîths that arrange
the family life, that separate the duties of the man and the woman
and encourage them to work. Religiously ignorant people’s wrong,
depraved behaviors incompatible with these hadîths cannot be
defects or stains for Islam. Seeing these facts, it is obvious how
wrong and unjust the writings of the people who call themselves
“progressives” are.
39 - The reformer says:
“The modern, imitative lady wants to go around naked like a
Christian girl. She wants to flirt with the man she wishes. She
wants to go wherever she wishes whenever she wishes. She is
unaware that she is tearing up her faith, morality and customs. She
looks at the veiled Muslim women hatefuly and mockingly. In
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