Childrens Book on Islam [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

Protecting Religion

The day of Ashura' is a glorious
day for truth and
freedom.

"Ashura" is a model for
every day of our lives,
and the martyrs of that day are
the forerunners and
teachers for all the martyrs in
the way of truth.

One of the self-sacrificing young
men of that day
was called Wahab.

He too gave his
life for his Imam (AS)
and for the true teachings of the
Qur'an, and
provided a lesson on martyrdom
to all sincere youths
of all times and all places.

Wahab
was in his tent when
his mother entered.

She was obviously
flustered and
nervous; she said to her son:
"Wahab! What are you waiting for?
Don't you know
that Yazid's forces have surrounded
your Imam (AS)?
Rise and defend your Imam (AS).

Rise and defend
the Qur'an, freedom and honor.

If you want me to
be happy and pleased with you,
rise and give your
blood for the sake of your religion."

Wahab was already busy putting
on his clothes and
armor for the battlefield.

He quickly
finished and
made his farewells to his mother
and his young wife.

He ran to the battlefield with
the permission of al
Imam al-Husayn (AS).

Wahab fought like a valiant lion
and his sword fell
on the heads of the enemy like
lightning.

But the day
was hot and soon he became more
thirsty and tired.

He withdrew from the battle to
rest for a while, and
seeing his mother standing and
watching the battle
alongside one of the tents he rushed
to her side.

She
kissed the bleeding face of her
son, and said:
"My son, I was watching your courage
and valor,
may Allah reward you, but rest
is not permissible.

Our
Imam's (AS) helpers are few;
return to the battlefield
and either defeat the enemy or
be martyred in the
presence of your Imam (AS).

Only in this case I will
be content with you and pray for
you.

Go now, my
brave son."

With this encouragement, and after
seeing his
mother and wife, just once more
for the last time.

Wahab returned to the battlefield
with an ardent desire
for martyrdom.

An enemy sword fell
on his arm and
wounded him.

Watching from afar,
his mother let out
an involuntary groan.

She picked
up a stick and hurried
to defend her wounded son.

Wahab's
young wife also
saw what had happened and she too
rushed off to help
him.

She arrived at his side to
find him lying, with
blood spurting from his deep wound.

Wahab's wife wanted only to defend
her husband
and play her part in defending
the religion.

While taking
care of her wounded husband, she
too was attacked
by the enemy troops and was martyred.

Defending Islam and the Qur'an
is obligatory on
both men and women.

When necessary,
Muslim
women must learn shooting and other
techniques of
warfare.

They must learn first
aid and the art of nursing
and attending on the injured.

They
are to be ever
vigilant guardians of the Islamic
homelands and honor.

In Iran, the brave Muslim women
in Islamic hijab
(dress) followed the instructions
of their great leader.

and took part in !e demonstrations
that freed the
country.

These freedom-loving women
wearing their
modest Islamic dress entered decisively
into the arena,
and with the cry of Allah Akbar
on their! lips they
toppled down the imperial palace
itself.

These Muslim women, following the
instructions of
Islam and observing Islamic hijah
in accordance with
the Islamic teachings, cooperated
with the men and
delivered their country from the
grip of traitors.

Today.

the Muslim women of Iran are playing
an important
role in all the organizations of
the country.

These are the women who raised
in the environment
of Islam.

Islam wants women to
be veiled, to wear
plain clothes in public, to keep
their beauty and their
adornments for their husbands and
families, to avoid
unnecessary contacts with men who
are not rnahrarn
(with whom marriage is not permitted)
and to maintain
in this way their dignity and respect.

Allah tells us in the Qur'an that
the believing women
must not gaze at men who are not
mabrarn and must
hide from them their bodies and
hair.

The women
brought up in Islamic environment
can grow spiritually
and turn into brave defenders of
Islam, the Qur'an,
dignity and honor.

They can play
an important role
in freeing and developing the great
Islamic nation.