A woman can do everything while observing hijab.
A woman is the jewel of civilization, the soul of society, and the first school of morality and faith for nations. When a woman awakens, generations are refined. When a woman attains the heights of character, nations prosper. And when a woman forgets her place, societies lose their identity.
Hijab is not imprisonment for a woman; it is her dignity, the halo of her respect. Hijab does not hide a woman; it protects her. Even while observing hijab, a woman can do everything that the greatest men in the world could not, and time is incapable of bringing examples like them.
A woman has always created revolutions through pen, intellect, training, and faith while observing hijab.
It was the woman who reformed nations. When a mother taught faith, the home became paradise.
When a sister awakened honor, the brother became a conqueror. When a wife showed the path of piety, the husband became a saint.
And when a woman dedicated herself to her Lord, the world found peace at her feet.
Islam gave honor to women.
The Holy Prophet ﷺ said, "The world is a commodity, and the best commodity is a righteous woman."
That is, a woman of goodness and character is the most precious asset.
When this woman works while observing hijab, its impact lasts for generations.
Let us sometimes study those pages of history; how much great work women have done while observing hijab. Women have changed the world and given a message to the world that a woman is not just the queen of the house, but she is a great asset in every field.
Let's study history a little:
Umm-ul-Momineen Hazrat Khadija (RA): A great woman in the world of business, but an example of modesty and dignity in character. While observing hijab, she helped the Prophet ﷺ and became the greatest benefactor of the early period of Islam. How much she helped the Holy Prophet ﷺ is evident to the whole world.
Daughter of the Prophet of Islam, Hazrat Fatima al-Zahra (RA): A figure of hijab, modesty, knowledge, and worship, and no woman more veiled than her is found on the pages of history, whose hijab is testified by the sun, moon, stars, and all the objects of the universe. But she trained her children in such a way that they always kept the flag of Islam high, and Imam Hassan and Hussain (RA) are the result of the training in her lap.
Umm-ul-Momineen Hazrat Aisha Siddiqa (RA): A sun and moon in the world of knowledge. While observing hijab, she narrated thousands of hadiths, and her students in jurisprudence and commentary were great companions.
She taught women and gave the legacy of knowledge to the Ummah. This is a woman, not a man.
Umm-ul-Momineen Hazrat Hafsa bint Umar (RA): The trustee of the written copy of the Quran. She performed the duty of protecting the Quran while observing hijab.
The Quran that the Ummah reads today, Hafsa's role is prominent in its arrangement.
Umm-ul-Momineen Hazrat Umm Salama (RA): The epitome of wisdom and prudence.
Her opinion was given weight in the Prophet's ﷺ consultations. On the occasion of Hudaybiyyah, her wisdom saved the Muslims from the crisis.
Hazrat Zainab bint Ali (RA): The orator of Karbala. While observing hijab, she became the voice of truth in Yazid's court. One sentence of hers shook the empire of oppression. She showed that even while observing hijab, a woman is a strong fortress in the field of truth.
Hazrat Rabia Basri (RA):
A distinguished woman of Sufism. While observing hijab, she set such an example of worship, asceticism, and divine love that male Sufis became her disciples. Her prayer still shakes souls.
Fatima al-Fihri (RA) (Morocco): Founder of the world's first university, Jamia al-Qarawiyyin. While observing hijab, she established such a system of education that still exists today. Many academic institutions in Europe were influenced by it and were forced to think that such a great work was done by a woman, and they are still ashamed.
Sayyida Nafisa (RA)
An expert in Quran and Hadith. Thousands of students received education from her.
Scholars like Imam Shafi'i (RA) benefited from her knowledge.
Even while observing hijab, she became the spiritual teacher of the Ummah.
Fatima bint Abdul Malik (RA)
Wife of Caliph Umar bin Abdul Aziz
While observing hijab, she became the strength behind her husband, who made the caliphate a model of justice and asceticism. She gave up the glitter of the world and took up the cause of reforming the Ummah with her husband.
And there are many women in the embrace of Islam whose examples are beyond the reach of time. Sometimes read about Hazrat Asiya (RA), who was the wife of Pharaoh, sometimes read about Hazrat Maimuna and many other women. For God's sake, you can prepare the best nation and fly the flight of your dreams, but hold the skirt of the religion of Islam properly, then you are not just a housewife but a great architect of the Ummah. You can do whatever your heart desires, but within the limits of Sharia, and these restrictions have been placed by Islam on men as well, not just on you.
Remember, nations are formed in the lap of the mother. A virtuous mother gives birth to a righteous generation. If a woman is educated, modest, and faithful, then her students are not just her children, but the entire generation.
Paradise is placed under the feet of a woman because she is a training ground.
She can teach with a pen, from the lap, she can guide with character, with prayer. When a woman recognizes her honor, the world is adorned with her knowledge, character, and prayer.
Hijab is not an obstacle for a woman; it is her strength.
It is a fortress of honor from within which she spreads the light of knowledge, action, and service.
When a woman steps into the world with her purity, she makes not only the home but the entire society a paradise. Even while observing hijab, she is a teacher, a guide, a builder.
She is the educator of generations and the conscience of nations.
How well someone said,
A woman is sometimes Maryam, sometimes Hawa, sometimes Zahra.
A woman has adorned nations in every era.
✍️Mutalaim Al-Jamiatul Ashrafia✍️