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rightly, male or female, being a believer, We will
give them a good life and recompense them ac-

cording to the best of what they did" (Surat an-
Nahl: 97).

Muslim Women Have

Great Ideals

One of the unbelievers' most misguided charac-
ter traits is the restrictions that they placed on peo-
ple's ideals, thoughts, and lifestyle. In the case of
women, society tells them that they have certain du-
ties and responsibilities that they are expected to ful-
fill to the best of their ability. Usually, they are not
encouraged to acquire different ideals or develop

their personalities. Only when women become
aware of this reality do they begin to perceive the
need to seek greater ideals, widen their horizon, and
develop their personalities.
Primarily, women are expected to provide for
and cater to their families' needs and raise their chil-
dren. Otherwise, they focus on themselves, accord-
ing to the conditioning they received when young.
They concentrate on their physical appearance, hair
style, make-up, clothing and fashion in general;
keeping their homes clean; and talking with their
friends. While there is nothing wrong with such ac-

tivities, it is wrong to limit their lives just to these
tasks without even knowing why this is so.
Allah created men and women for a purpose

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)