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CHARACTER-TYPES OF THE UNBELIEVERS
A person who believes in Allah, whether man or a woman, has
high ideals and broad horizons. A woman with a believer’s charac-
ter takes responsibility, not only for her house, family and relatives,
but for the whole world. When necessary, she may live within four

walls doing her housework, and organize meetings with her
friends, but her thoughts, goals and responsibilities are never lim-
ited to that. She would never let herself be an insignificant person
concerning herself with minor issues. From where she is, she seeks
solutions to the world’s problems, develops ideas, and bridges im-
passes.
An ignorant housewife, who conforms to the model deter-

mined for her by society, never desiring to venture beyond it, leads
her life within the parameters drawn for her. One of the main rea-
sons being that she assumes there is only one place for her to be in
this world, and neglects to consider the fact that the day is coming
when she will be called to account before Allah. Indeed, one who
does not think about what happens beyond death spends his life
struggling to maximize the benefits that it has to offer. Our Prophet
(saas) has indicated the importance of thinking about death: “Speak
a lot about death. Because this removes a man from the world. And

makes him free of sin.” (Ahmad Diya’al-Din al-Kamushkhanawi,
Ramuz al-Ahadith, Vol 1, 80/16) One who fails to keep himself oc-
cupied with the remembrance of death strives only to live without
overstepping the limits set by those around him. They seek not the
favor of Allah, but the approval of others. The result is a backward
and ignorant way of life. The basic principles on which this way of
life is founded are clear.

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