The Ground Level: Near Equal Obligations
Jahaan tak zameen wale manzil ki zimmedariyon ka ta’aluq hai, dono jins (mardon aur auraton) ki zimmedariyon mein zyada faraq nahi hai. Imaan, har insaan ke liye, chahe wo mard ho ya aurat, nijaat (bachaav) ka zaroori shart hai. Surah al-‘Asr aur Surah al-Teen mein jo lafz aaye hain:
“Siwaay un logon ke jo imaan laaye aur achhe kaam kiye.”
Yeh lafz aam hain jo mardon aur auraton dono par lagu hote hain. Iske alawa, Surah al-Nisa, Ayah 124 mein bilkul wazeh taur par kaha gaya hai ke jo log neik amal karte hain, chahe wo mard ho ya aurat, wo zaroor Jannat mein daakhil honge.
Har Muslim, chahe wo mard ho ya aurat, unka sab se pehla farz imaan ki mazbooti hai. Uske baad, rozana namaz aur Ramadan ke mahine mein roza, jo dono mardon aur auraton ke liye barabar farz hain. Zakaat aur Hajj bhi dono mardon aur auraton par farz hain, lekin jo log inhe ada karne ki jismani aur maali istitaat rakhte hain. Iske alawa, aurat ko Hajj perform karne ke liye apne saath ek Mahram (muhafiz) hona chahiye. Waisi hi, jo Halaal aur Haraam ke restrictions hain, wo dono jins ke liye ek jaise hain.
Asaan shabdo me, Allah (SWT) aur unke Rasool (SAW) ki farmaanbardari, zindagi ke har pehlu mein, poori insaaniyat ke liye hai, bina kisi gender ke faraq ke.
Mardon aur auraton ki zameen wale manzil par zimmedariyon mein thoda sa faraq Namaaz ke misaal se samjha ja sakta hai. Auraton ko jamaat ke sath namaz padhne se exempt kiya gaya hai aur unhe apne ghar par namaz padhne ki targhib di gayi hai. Ghar par, yeh behtar hai ke wo lawn ke bajaye ek kamre mein namaz padhein. Agar kamre mein koi chhoti si chamber ho, toh wo chamber kamre par afzal hai. Jumma aur Eid ki jamaat namazon ka mamla thoda alag hai. Rasool Allah (SAW) ne auraton ko in dono namazon mein shamil hone ki targhib di thi. Yeh is liye tha kyunki us waqt koi communication media ya dusre tareeqay (jaise ke kitaabein, magazines, ya audio/visual facilities) available nahi the. Jumma aur Eid ki khutbaat un ke liye ilm aur maloomat ka eklauta zarayeh tha. Lekin, yeh do istisnaat hain aur asli rule yeh hai ke auraton ke liye behtar hai ke wo apne gharon mein apni namaz khud padhain na ke public jagah par.
In chhoti si differences ke alawa, pehle manzil par mardon aur auraton ki zimmedariyaan ek jaise hain. Ab yahan Surah al-Ahzab ki teen ahem ayat (34-36) par baat karna zaroori hoga. In ayaton ka zikar Rasool Allah (SAW) ki biwiyon se hai. Pehli ayat unke liye hai jo asal aur jaagti hui imaan ko hasil karte hain, jiska asal zarayeh Qur’an hi hai. Darasal, Qur’an ko padhna, seekhna, aur us par gaur o fikr karna hi imaan ko janm deta hai aur hamari yaqeen ko mazbooti deta hai. Ayat kuch is tarah se hai:
“Yaad rakkho Allah ki aayat aur hikmat ki un baaton ko jo tumhare gharon mein sunayi jati hain. Beshak Allah lateef (Subtle/gentle) aur ba-khabar hai.”
[al-Qur’an 33:34]
Yahaan Rasool Allah (SAW) ki wives ko kaha ja raha hai. Unhi ke gharo mein Rasool Allah (SAW) ko wahi (revelation) milti thi, jahan unhone uski ayatein tilawat ki aur hikmat ki baatein ki. Hikmat ka lafz yahan Qur’an ki taraf ishara kar raha hai, jo ilm aur hikmat ka asal zariya hai. Iske ilawa, Rasool Allah (SAW) ne Qur’an ko Hadith ke zariye samjhaya, jo bhi Qur’an ki hikmat ko reflect karta tha. Is ayat se sab se pehli aur ahem baat yeh samajh aati hai ke humein Qur’an aur Hadith ko padhne, samajhne, seekhne aur dusron ko sikhane mein lagna chahiye. Yeh wahi cheez hai jo hamare imaan ko Allah (SWT) par mazboot banayegi. Agar hum apne imaan ko mazboot kiye bina dusron ko daawat dene ki koshish karein, toh hum ghalat tareeqe se kaam kar rahe hain.
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