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CHARACTER-TYPES OF THE UNBELIEVERS

Nevertheless, an ignorant woman who has let emotionalism be-
come a part of her character loses the ability of judgment to recog-
nize the fact.
As a result, another dominant feature among ignorant women

is their tendency to weep. Everything that happens in their home
may be an occasion for sorrow and weeping. Financial difficulties in
the family, difficulties in raising the children, soap operas, or many
other factors, may provide the excuse for them to yield to this side of
their character. This sort of woman is so mired in her emotionalism
that she will find any excuse to cry and be miserable, even if there
isn’t one. For example, if one of the characters on a television series

dies she will cry afterwards for several minutes. Or, if she hears a
song she had enjoyed with a friend many years ago, she will sud-
denly become emotional and begin to cry. Examples like these are
many.
Women who harbor these ignorant tendencies may experience
both spiritual and physical breakdowns. This is one of the conse-
quences of the distress they experience for choosing life of igno-
rance over the moral teachings of the Qur’an. Allah has said in the
Qur’an that only those who remember Him, submit to Him and pre-

pare themselves for the Afterlife, will lead a good life in this world
and find peace in their hearts. But, characters such as those we have
described here have forgotten Allah, by Whose eternal power they
were created, and, for this reason, have fallen into melancholy.

They Are Easily Offended
One of the most definite features of a housewife’s character is
the ease with which she takes offense. These women harbor many

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