Hamidah Abbas Letters (Hall)

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ  In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful ( May Almighty ALLAH preserve Sr.  Ummi.andrea  and every person of reflection and knowledge who has contributed to this — knowingly or unknowingly, by the way, if you're wondering what mariamoohanc means, keep reading. 😊) 🥀 Indeed, Mahr is part of the financial security which has been built into marriage 🫀 Mahr (money/inheritance that the husband gives to the wife at the start of marriage) is a mighty favour of ALLAH, bestowed on women — the bearers of the womb. The womb is ar-Rahim, named after The Almighty ALLAH, The Most High Himself. It is that which receives souls from the throne of ALLAH, above the seventh heavens. And in the glorious Qur'an, you'll find several verses safeguarding Mahr: this obligatory pillar of marriage.  So beware of anyone who wants to deprive you of this mighty favour from ALLAH. Be suspicious of anyone who wants to trivialise the importanc...

the disease of  gender-based superiority . Verily, we can never become successful as a society if we do not follow the instructions of the Prophet ﷺ. Among these timeless instructions is the command  to treat women well. The Prophet ﷺ gave both men and women highly specific instructions regarding this. You will find this noble command recorded in  Sahih Muslim  (Hadith 1218),  Sahih al-Bukhari  (Hadith 3331),  Sahih Muslim  (Hadith 1468),  Sunan al-Tirmidhi  (Hadith 1162),  Ibn Majah  (Hadith 1977 — graded Sahih),  Musnad Ahmad  (Hadith 23957), and  Ibn Hibban  (Hadith 479). Acknowledging the war that Shayṭān is waging is only part of the solution. We will never end this gender war unless we end injustice — and we cannot end injustice if we refuse to even acknowledge it. If women are not a greater risk of being oppressed by  men and women  then  men and women  wouldn't have be...