O Woman, whose heart is as delicate as a flower!

O Woman, whose heart is as delicate as a flower! O Weak One, whose reason spins like a pinwheel in the storm of feelings! O Frail One, whose decisions keep changing, who is forever caught in hesitation!

I want to remind you of your Duty, which elevates you and grants you a great station.

O Woman! O Mother! O honored Being!

Radiant Countenance, beneath whose feet paradise is spread!

You are drawn to gold; your heart runs after wealth and beauty.

At times you do not know where your desires begin and where they end.

You live in the hope of leaning on someone and trusting someone — and that is exactly why you are Woman!

But believe! Believe that your great Duty is to be a faithful spouse. With your husband’s good pleasure, the key to the door of paradise is placed in your hand.

Then comes the station of Motherhood!

Raise sons and daughters.

Love them, nurture them. Sacrifice yourself for them, strive for them to become good people, righteous people, honest and fair-minded people.

This is a field of battle.

Do not listen to gossip. If someone looks down on you, pay no attention. If someone spreads intrigue, do not even look at it.

You — BUILD THE FUTURE!

Raise lions. Bring up chaste maidens.

Strive with all your attention to be a true MOTHER. Before your child, set fire to all the desires of the world. Do not say, “But what about my nafs, my desires?” Do not say, “My friends live like this, so why not me?”

Your offspring — they are the roots of Your Greatness.

Imagine: the sons you raised have grown up brave and wise, fit to serve the country and to carry the burden of the people.

You have brought brides into your home. You have given your daughters in marriage. You have seen grandchildren. Think how much respect and love will surround you.

The girls who chase passing whims and fancies, who run after their nafs, are losing this opportunity today.

The weak ones who fool themselves, saying, “I will make a career, I will get an education,” are setting fire to their own possibilities, to their divine and natural happiness.

Today’s applause, titles, ovations, financial independence — none of them will give you eternal bliss; if you do not stake the cream of your life on the eternal path, the end of the road will be very bitter and painful.

O woman!

O innocent one!

Do not be deceived by those who run about saying that a woman should be active in society and should do this and that.

Do not lose the chance to be a great Mother. When paradise is spread as a carpet before your feet, do not walk through swamps.

Learn these thoughts by heart. Understand them. Let them sink into you, and mobilize yourself to be a faithful, lawful spouse and a Mother!

You will spend your life, your labor and your health on this path and will never regret the harvest you reap; on the contrary, you will live in happiness and contentment! But what will become of those who went by other paths and back alleys, of the ill-fated ones who have become red flags and white flags — that is known to God alone!

On the path you have chosen, the result is guaranteed, but what will become of those who wander off in the opposite direction lies in darkness and gloom. It is likely that a black hole, cold nights, a dragon-like defenselessness and pitiful sighs and moans await them, God forbid!..