Role Of Mother In Islam Essay

The Status of Mothers in Islam

Mothers are held in very high esteem in the religion of Islam. How a Muslim should treat their parents, especially the mother, is underlined in the Quran and Hadiths [i]. Several verses in the Quran emphasize the difficulties that a mother goes through and the respect that should be accorded to her.

“We have enjoined man to be kind to his parents. His mother has carried him in travail, and bore him in travail, and his gestation and weaning take thirty months. When he comes of age and reaches forty years, he says," My Lord! Inspire me to give thanks for Your blessing with which You have blessed me and my parents, and that I may do righteous deeds which may please You, and invest my descendants with righteousness.

Should they reach old age at your side one of them or both do not say to them," Fie!" And do not chide them, but speak to them noble words. Lower the wing of humility to them, out of mercy, and say," My Lord!” (17:23-24)

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What our dear Prophet (PBUH) says about the worth of mothers

These verses indicate that after worshiping Allah alone, beautiful conduct to parents is the next most important duty for a Muslim. Mothers are due this conduct even before fathers according to the command of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in the story below:

A man came to the Prophet and said, ‘O Messenger of God! Who among the people is the most worthy of my good companionship? The Prophet (PBUH) said: ‘Your mother.’ The man said, ‘Then who?’ The Prophet said: ‘Then your mother.’ The man further asked, ‘Then who?’ The Prophet repeated: ‘Then your mother.’ The man asked again, ‘Then who?’ The Prophet said: ‘Then your father.’ [1]

The importance of the mother over the father is highlighted in this Hadith [i] by repeating “your mother” three times and then saying “your father” once in response to the man’s

This religion considers the attainment of the last phase of perfection, namely paradise, dependent on the mother’s satisfaction, as Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “Heaven lies beneath the feet of mothers [2]”.

Notes:

[i]. sayings of the Holy prophet (PBUH) and Imams

References:

[1]. Bihar al-Anwar, v.74, p 49

[2]. Mizan al-Hikmah, v.10, pp.712-713

[3]. http://www.hawzah.net/fa/Book/View/45322/34287/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1

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