Tradition

"ثَلثُ تَخْرُقُ الْحُجُبَ وَ تَنْتَهِىْ إلَى مَا بَيْنَ يَدَي اللّهِ: صَرِيْرُ أَقْلامِ الْعُلَمَاءِ، وَ وَطْىُ أَقْدامِ الُْمجَاهِديْنَ، وَ صَوْتُ مَغازِلِ الْ محْصَناتِ"

The Prophet (S) is narrated to have said: “There are three things which tear the veils and reach God Almighty’s presence: The sound of the scholar’s pen as he begins to write, the sound of the footsteps of the warriors (Mujahids) on the battlefield, and the sound of the weaving machine of the chaste women.1

Brief Commentary

There are three sounds which extend to the very source of creation and continue on for eternity. The first of these sounds is that of the pen, even though it simply whispers through the night and has virtually no sound. The second is the sound of the warrior’s footsteps as he maneuvers towards the enemy in defending himself and his society, while the third is the sound of hard work and struggle, even if it may seem to be very simple at first glance. A sound society is composed of these three important elements: knowledge, astruggle against one’s enemies, and hard work and effort.

• 1. From the book “Ashahab fil Hikam wal Adab”, p. 22.