Selection Criteria!

I kept trying to understand what quality Hazrat Musa (A.S.) saw in the daughter of Madian (daughter of Hazrat Shoaib A.S.) that he spent the entire ten years of his life in her dowry. Neither her beauty was mentioned, nor her dress, nor her height, nor the sweetness of her voice was described... If the Quran wanted, it could have described all this, but Allah ignored all these outward qualities and highlighted only one thing:

Then one of the two women came to him, walking with shyness.

This sentence does not merely tell the manner of her walking, but introduces her entire inner self. She was not just taking steps, she was walking carrying her character. There was hesitation in her steps, dignity in her eyes, softness in her tone, and no unnecessary informality in her manner. As if modesty was ingrained in her being, as if she was not a girl but a walking, talking picture of modesty.

Hazrat Musa (A.S.) did not see beauty, but recognized character. He did not judge physical features but felt the beauty of the soul. This girl is not only worthy of becoming a life partner but also capable of building a pure home. Ten years of hard work, labor, and service are not given in exchange for a face, but in exchange for a character.

Here the Quran silently gives us a very big lesson: the real attraction is in modesty, the real beauty is in dignity, the real wealth is in character. The world makes outward beauty a standard, but Allah made modesty the standard of selection. Allah did not say that she was beautiful, but said that she was modest. It is as if a message is being given that the one who has modesty has the real femininity, and the one who does not have modesty, no matter how much she adorns herself, is hollow from within.

The character of this girl from Madian also teaches us that modesty is not weakness, but strength. She came to Musa (A.S.), spoke, conveyed her message, but stayed within her limits. There was no undue softness in her voice, no carelessness in her manner, no undue boldness in her eyes. She fulfilled the need and also preserved her dignity. This is the balance that the Quran teaches us: neither such a wall of silence that even the truth cannot be spoken, nor such freedom of recklessness that modesty departs.

Perhaps that is why Allah described this event not as a story but as a principle. So that every girl of every era understands that her real identity is not in the color of her clothes, not in the style of her gait, not in the softness of her voice, but in the purity of her heart and the modesty of her attitude. And every man of every era understands that the woman who has modesty is worthy of loyalty, peace, and trust.

Thus, that girl from Madian did not remain an anonymous character in history, but became a living example for the daughters of every age. Allah did not tell her name, did not show her face, but preserved her modesty forever. As if Allah wants to give the message that names fade away, faces turn to dust, but if a character comes in the Quran, it remains alive until the Day of Judgment.

And perhaps that is why Hazrat Musa (A.S.) gave ten years in dowry... because he laid the foundation of not just a modest woman but a modest generation.

A woman is as soft, delicate and beautiful as flowers. The real beauty of a woman lies in her modesty, simplicity and piety. If a woman protects her chastity and modesty, then Allah Almighty bestows rewards on them in this world and the hereafter. The reward in this world is that they get respect in the home, society, etc., and the reward in the hereafter is that they get Paradise and its blessings, springs...