the eyes of strange men, but was worried lest people see her shrouded-body after her demise. On one occasion, Sayyidatuna Asma Bint-e-‘Umays رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی عَـنْهَا said, ‘In Ethiopia, I saw people tying branches of trees together to make a type of bier for the deceased  and then it would be covered with a cloth.’ She then had some branches of date trees brought and joined them together and covered them with a cloth to show it to the lady of Paradise رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی عَـنْهَا. Sayyidah Fatimah رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی عَـنْهَا became very happy and smiled. This is the only instance of anyone witnessing her smile after the apparent demise of our Greatest and Holiest Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. (Jazb-ul-Quloob, pp. 159)

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه عَزَّوَجَلَّ, nobody has ever seen such a unique sight of modesty. Despite the fact that she felt sad about her beloved father, the Beloved and Blessed Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم throughout her life after his blessed demise, she remained modest even until her blessed demise. She remained worried only for this lest anyone’s gaze falls on her shroud after her blessed demise.

Likewise, there is a parable of a blessed female companion, Sayyidatuna Umm-e-Khallad (the blessed woman who saw the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in the state of (Iman) having faith and passed away in the same state).

Her son was martyred in a battle. In order to ask about him, she went to see the Noblest Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم with a veil over her face. On seeing her, someone said surprisingly, ‘Even now you are wearing a veil!’ She رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی عَـنْهَا replied, ‘I have certainly lost a son, but not my modesty.’

(Sunan Abi Dawood, vol. 3, pp. 9, Hadees 2488)

Dear Islamic brothers! Have you seen the Pardah of Sayyidatuna Umm-e-Khallad رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی عَـنْهَا! She retained her Pardah even after the martyrdom of her son. Unfortunately, at present, the Pardah is considered to be a burden مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَـزَّوَجَـلَّ in our society due to being impressed by western culture.

Remember! Satan wants to unveil the woman by any means in order to destroy her modesty in public. It wants men to commit the sin of unlawful gazing so that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ can be displeased with them and they deserve the punishment of Hell. It is because of this that the followers of Satan first of all raised this slogan, ‘Men and women both should work together’. The curse of