Attributes of Men and Women

WOMEN AND ISLAM These, then, are the essential attributes that both men and women must cultivate if they are to endear themselves to God and become His favoured servants. These are explained below. Submission to God: Islam The initial step to be taken is to embrace Islam, which means that one should willingly obey God, leading one’s life within the bounds of God’s commandments. Faith: Iman Iman or faith begins from the realization of God. Discovering God as one’s Creator causes a person to treat Him as an object of worship and to mould one’s thinking on Godcentred lines. The hue of faith colours every facet of one’s lifestyle. Then one controls one’s desires for the sake of God. The consciousness of one’s servitude to God makes one remember God constantly, on all occasions, and at all times. Faith becomes the basis for one’s way of living. Sincere Obedience to God: Qunut Qunut, or sincere obedience to God, entails the adoption of the path of piety as shown by God and His prophet. It means total concentration of the heart and mind on the will of the Almighty God. Truthfulness: Sidq Sidq or truthfulness means living an honest, straightforward life in the sense of saying plainly what one is going to do