Moral Behaviour
The holy Quran has paved the way for moral behaviour before the woman, in a way taking Mary and wife of Pharaoh as two examples and patterns to be followed by all the believers:
"Setteth forth God the similitude unto those who believe: the wife of Pharaoh, when said she: "O my Lord! Build Thou for me a house in the Garden and deliver me from Pharaoh and his doing, and deliver me from the unjust people! And Mary the daughter of Imran, who guarded her chastity; and breathed We unto it "her baby" of Our Spirit, and she testified the truth of the words of her Lord, and His Scriptures, and she was of the obedient ones." "66:1112"
These two women have attained to lofty ranks in faith and nearness to Allah, though one having no father and the other being under protection of an illnatured husband claiming deity.
Further in the Quran the highest moral praises in recognition of Mary are found, and she was addressed and praised with sublime terms like "hath chosen you." and "made thee pure" "3:42", with being many times addressed by the Divine angels who once talked to her: "And when the angels said: O Mary!..." "3:42, 45"
Likewise on hearing that Salman was worried about the old worn clothes of Fatimah"A", shedding tears for this, the Messenger of Allah"S" declared: "Verily my daughter Fatimah is among the foremost caravan." 30
It is also reported that Al-Imaam Al-Husayn"A", in the last minutes of his life "on deathbed", said to Zaynab"A": "O sister! never forget me in qunut of salaat allayl "supplication of night prayers"." 31
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30. Taraajum A'laam An-Nisa', vol. I, p. 207.
31. Al-Hayaat, vol. II, p. 217.