Re: Female Imams: Why not?
Dear brother Shamraz … Iman is about taking precautions - it’s not about subjecting ourselves to possible fitnah. People of iman have been noted for being extra prudent not for being blazay … People of iman are stricter on themselves while lenient on others … People of iman like Sayyiduna Maryam (AS) who went in seclusion, like the women of Ahl-ul-Bayt (RA) who were instructed to go in parda and the act that increases iman - which is the act of fasting, which includes abstinence from many desirous ends … including vain talk and lustful thoughts … why should all these be requisites for increasing our iman yet when it comes to prayer - the act that we should be putting the most concentration towards Allah (SWT) in be subjecting ourselves to possible distractions?
How can what you say be consistent with all these things?
We are not people who do things because we consider ourselves strong … those who consider themselves strong are gonna be knocked down by the devil for their own arrogance … We should always be weary … and protection takes precedence over our own sense of pious strength. Also, we may be strong enough to do something - but if we encourage others to do the same thing while they may not be as strong then we have ruined them … but if we take precautions while not needing to do so and others follow us then we have protected them too.