Allah says in Quran in Surah Ash-Shurah, Chapter no. 42 and verse 49-50
To Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He wills. He bestows female (offspring) upon whom He wills, and bestows male (offspring) upon whom He wills.
Or He bestows both males and females, and He renders barren whom He wills. Verily, He is the All-Knower and is Able to do all things.
Females and male offsprings, both are blessing from Allah, they should be treated equally. While its quite unfortunate that female offsprings are humiliated in some parts of the society.
Well, its pity that even in some families the female child is aborted as was the Practice in pre-islamic era.
Still if we look around in the world, in many countries like India, rate of abortion is going higher and higher. Stats reveal that most of them are sex-selective abortion, i.e. If Ultrasound reveals that the child is going to be a female, its aborted. While Islam abhors such an act and considers it a murder.
Islam being complete religion, stresses on every aspect of society and teaches us what to do and what not. As a matter of fact, Islam is the Only religion in which the rights of women are very much emphasized.
Lets have a look on Various hadiths of Our Holy Prophet Muhammad (may peace be upon him) on this aspect of life and society.
Narrated Aisha: A lady along with her two daughters came to me asking (for some alms), but she found nothing with me except one date which I gave to her and she divided it between her two daughterss, and did not eat anything herself, and then she got up and went away. Then the Prophet came in and I informed him about this story. He said, "Whoever is put to trial by these daughters and he treats them generously (with benevolence) then these daughters will act as a shield for him from Hell-Fire." (See Hadith No. 24, Vol. 8). (Sahih Bukhari Book no 24, Hadith no 499)
Malik reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: He, who brought up two girls properly till they grew up, he and I would come (together) (very closely) on the Day of Resurrection, and he interlaced his fingers (for explaining the point of nearness between him and that person). (Sahih Muslim Book no.32, Hadith no. 6364)
The Hadith shows that daughters are source of blessings as their well brought-up can protect one from the Hell.
So, the need of the time is that we must pay concentration on What has ordained so as to avoid such heinous acts for which we will be surely answerable to Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala. May Allah bless us all with hidayah and make us all folow islam in its true essence...ameen
To Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He wills. He bestows female (offspring) upon whom He wills, and bestows male (offspring) upon whom He wills.
Or He bestows both males and females, and He renders barren whom He wills. Verily, He is the All-Knower and is Able to do all things.
Females and male offsprings, both are blessing from Allah, they should be treated equally. While its quite unfortunate that female offsprings are humiliated in some parts of the society.
Well, its pity that even in some families the female child is aborted as was the Practice in pre-islamic era.
Still if we look around in the world, in many countries like India, rate of abortion is going higher and higher. Stats reveal that most of them are sex-selective abortion, i.e. If Ultrasound reveals that the child is going to be a female, its aborted. While Islam abhors such an act and considers it a murder.
Islam being complete religion, stresses on every aspect of society and teaches us what to do and what not. As a matter of fact, Islam is the Only religion in which the rights of women are very much emphasized.
Lets have a look on Various hadiths of Our Holy Prophet Muhammad (may peace be upon him) on this aspect of life and society.
Narrated Aisha: A lady along with her two daughters came to me asking (for some alms), but she found nothing with me except one date which I gave to her and she divided it between her two daughterss, and did not eat anything herself, and then she got up and went away. Then the Prophet came in and I informed him about this story. He said, "Whoever is put to trial by these daughters and he treats them generously (with benevolence) then these daughters will act as a shield for him from Hell-Fire." (See Hadith No. 24, Vol. 8). (Sahih Bukhari Book no 24, Hadith no 499)
Malik reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: He, who brought up two girls properly till they grew up, he and I would come (together) (very closely) on the Day of Resurrection, and he interlaced his fingers (for explaining the point of nearness between him and that person). (Sahih Muslim Book no.32, Hadith no. 6364)
The Hadith shows that daughters are source of blessings as their well brought-up can protect one from the Hell.
So, the need of the time is that we must pay concentration on What has ordained so as to avoid such heinous acts for which we will be surely answerable to Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala. May Allah bless us all with hidayah and make us all folow islam in its true essence...ameen
Assalam o alaikum :) This is absolutely a beautiful post and a reminder. Daughter has her own place in Islam. I wonder when cruel men would get it and stop burying their lil daughters. just few days back i saw a picture of a baby girl in thrown in a dustbin ....Allah..
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