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Topic: RE:The poem, A Pious Wife
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Abu Jameelah Michael ibn 'Abdullaah
(Columbia, SC)
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Bismillah wa salaatu wa salaamu ala arasoolillah wa ala alihe wa ashabihe ajma'een:
As salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,
It was brought to my attention that this poem was commented on in a book written by a Asra Q. Nomani. The article read as follows:
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| Standing Alone in Mecca: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam, by Asra Q. Nomani, former Wall Street Journal correspondent. Excerpt: ?Recently someone sent me a poem titled ?The Pious Wife,' written by a man, Abu Jameelah. One line reads: ?She opens her mouth only to say what is best. Not questioning her husband when he makes a request.' In reclaiming the history that has been stolen from us, Muslim women must counter centuries of this sort of programming to stay silent.? |
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Talk about eating around the meat to get to the bone. Anyway, I did not write this poem to be recognized in a positive or negative light. In order not to show arrogance I would like to set the record straight; I only wanted to convey a general message of appreciation and encouragement to our blessed and beautiful women, May Allaah raise them to a high and lofty status in this life and the hereafter, Ameen. I am not quite sure how the poem could have been misconstrued in such a way. On any note I guess it is always a matter of interpretation when it comes to reading. I decided to perform some minor editing of the poem to hopefully convey a better message then what may have been given the first time around. I don't want this da'wah to be associated with tyranny, wa iyathoubillah. May Allah give us taufiqh and increase us in 'ilm of the religion, Ameen.
The Pious Wife
by Abu Jameelah
Marriage to her is one half of the deen,
The benefit Allah has put in her is yet to be seen.
She wears her hijab for her Lord, to please and obey,
She turns to Allah for salaah at least five times each day.
She prays in the night and makes sure to awake you,
And sprinkles you with water if sleep should overtake you.
She protects her chastity with firmness because she does not desire,
To displease Allah and end up in the tormenting fire.
She asks the people who know when matters need to be rectified,
She is not blinded by self righteousness and foolish pride.
She is humble and kind to her husband as Allah has commanded,
Never leaving him alone, isolated, nor stranded.
She only responds, for Allah's Sake in the manner which is best,
Not resisting her husband when he makes a reciprocal request.
She takes care of herself and never ceases to try,
To beautify herself and her character so to please his eye.
She is a pleasure Allah has given to us in this life,
Be thankful to Allaah alone for His blessing, THE PIOUS WIFE.
Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika wa ashahadu an la ilaha ilah anta wastaghfirooka wa innatoobu elayke.
min 'abdillah:
Abu Jameelah Michael Latham
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abu abdurrahuman Ifthikar Saifudeen
(Southern California, U.S.A)
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Assalaamualaikum brother Abu Jameelah,
The poem is very good, alhamdulillah but I was not sure what is meant by the second verse: "The benefit Allah has put in her is yet to be seen". Could you please clarify since the apparent meaning has a negative connotation.
Wallaahu Musta'an,
Barakallah feek,
Ifthikar
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Abu Jameelah Michael ibn 'Abdullaah
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wa alaikumu salaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,
Basically what I mean is that we will not see what we have completely gained from having such a blessed wife until the hereafter insha Allaah Tabarak Wa Ta'ala. Hence my statement, "The benefit Allah has put in her is yet to be seen". Wallahu ta'ala 'alim.
min 'abdillah:
Abu Jameelah Michael Latham
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13-06-2005 @ 4:51 PM
