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| To Mr. Muslim Husband It is not only with pain, but also anguish,
that we are once again, beseeching you, Mr. Muslim husband, to behave.
Your repeated misdoings have been found adding to the already long list of
Muslims’ problems. When you divorce your Muslim wife on
less-than-Islamic grounds in a less-than-Islamic manner, you unwittingly
provide an effective handle for your baiters, who have always been on the
prowl and are ever in search of opportunities to undo you. It is because of your misconduct that today
so many girls of marriageable age, not having sufficient dowry, are living
a dusk-to-dawn life in their parents’ homes. It is again your misbehavior that is adding
to the already long list of divorcees of marriageable age, with your
children, in many cases. And they are not finding suitable takers. There
are widows of all ages. Ask about their agony either from them or their
aging guardians. Has it ever occurred to you that your
outrageous acts tarnish the face of Islam? Have you ever thought that your
indignant behavior sends your enemies into peels of laughter? Do you know
the "potentialities" of fiddling in a big way with Shariah that
your scornful actions produce? Muslim body politic is already full of
wounds. Don’t add to them. Your contemptuous behavior with your wife is
one of the hurdles, that is preventing Muslims from showing their
positive, constructive side.
Source: Radiance Views Weekly (9-15 JULY
2000) |