of Makkah. For this reason, the few pious Muslimahs who do exist among us
restrain themselves from marriage to men of lesser spiritual status, or else
choose polygamy with righteous men and women of Allah who are humble
and wise enough to follow the Prophet’s sunnah and honor the title given to
the “Mothers of Islam.” To the contrary, the majority of less developed
Muslimahs arrogantly pretend peership or even superior-ship to their
husbands while demanding the attention and rewards of generic earthly
gravitations, much as their Western counterparts do.
These ladies have a dunya preoccupation syndromex that forbids spiritual
progress because they fear the loss of material gain (booty) along with its
illusion of safety.
"Inna ad-dunya hilwatun khadhratun. Wa inna Allah mustakhlifukum fiha
fayandhuru kaifa ta'maluna. Fa ittaqqoo ad-dunya wa ittaqqoo an-nisaa."
"Surely, this dunya is sweet and fresh. And Allah makes you the heirs of it and
then watches what you do. So beware of this dunya and beware regarding
women." - MuslimTherefore, my brothers, it is better to marry a poor woman who is
happy with little because she has learned to both fear and trust Allah more
than traditional ‘socialites’ who’ve been conditioned to go shopping instead of
remaining at home to recite Al’Qur’an during Jummah.
Therefore was the romance sustained between Aisha and the Prophet
completely in service to Allah's Cause, yet they enjoyed all the ecstatic
pleasures of human touch and intimate companionship. The implication is
that the touch and companionship enjoyed by husband and wife is a primary
reward and reminder of Allah's grace, especially of Divine love , for without the
grace of His love we would have none to express.
`Love for women is one of the things through which God favored His Messenger
(s); for He made him love them in spite of the fact that he had few children. Hence
the desired goal was nothing but the marriage act itself, like the marriage act of the
people of the Garden, which is strictly for pleasure and not for producing offspring.'
(Ibn Arabi, Futuhat, 11, 193)`They shall dwell forever with what their souls desired.' (Quran, 21:102)