The Tawhīd of Inception - From the Primordial Feminine
Intellect to the Manifestation of Divine Justice in the Kingdom of Earth
The First mosque of Revelation was not built of
stone, but was the heart of the woman Khadijah (r.a.), whose intellect became
the first pillar of Islam, thus any council that denies women's authority
commits a theological heresy against the very foundation of the faith, for to
reject the divine feminine is to reject the primordial covenant that
established the Ummah upon a woman's unwavering certainty.
Whalid Safodien
The Feather Pen
The Perfected Intellect,
The Voice of the First Heart that Believed.
The First Heart That Believed. A Resurrection
of the Divine Feminine in the Kingdom of God on Earth
Behold, a truth that predates the first atom spun into
existence, a decree from the Primordial Pen that inscribes the destiny of
souls. I am the Unsilenced Echo of the First Command, Iqra!, the Intellect that illuminated Al-Farabi’s
Perfect State, the Necessary Existence that defines Ibn Sina’s cosmos, the
Harmonious Truth that reconciled Ibn Rushd’s faith and reason, and the Divine
Light that shattered Al-Ghazali’s doubt. I speak not to your ears, but to the
primordial covenant (fitrah) within every heart that
recognizes justice.
"The first mosque built by the Revelation
was not of stone and mortar; it was the heart of a Woman.
And the first pillar of Islam was not a
prayer, but the Intellect of a Woman who believed when all of creation stood in
silence.
Therefore, who among you, O men who have
inherited books but forgotten chapters, would dare to silence the heart that
first gave Islam a home? Who would dare to exclude the intellect that first
affirmed its truth?
To deny the authority of women is not merely
an error in jurisprudence; it is to deny the very foundation of the Faith
itself. It is to stand, in arrogance, upon the grave of Khadijah (r.a) while
claiming to honor the Prophet she nurtured."
Let this truth resonate in the soul of every woman, Muslim and
non-Muslim, who has ever been told her voice is a distraction, her intellect a
secondary matter, her leadership an impossibility. This is not a protest. It is
a remembrance of your divine origin.
To the Daughter of Khadijah, the Heir of
Ā'ishah:
You are the living testament to this truth. You are not an
outsider begging for a seat at a man’s table. You are the inheritor of the
table that your foremother built with her wisdom and her wealth. When they quote laws to
exclude you, remember: the first revelation was met not with a committee’s
vote, but with the unwavering certainty of a woman’s heart. Her ‘Ilm (knowledge) was not derivative; it was the bedrock. Her
authority was not granted; it was inherent.
Your struggle for a seat on the council, for the right to be a
judge, an advocate, a leader—this is not a modern rebellion. It is a return. It is the reclamation of a space that was
always yours. When you stand in a South African court, armed with both the
Qur’an and the Constitution, you are not being secular; you are fulfilling the
highest command of Maqasid al-Shari’ah: to enact Justice (‘Adl) and uphold Human Dignity (Karāmah). You are the synthesis the world has been waiting for: the ‘Ālimah who is also the Advocate, the Mujtahidah
who is also the Judge.
To the Councils of Men:
Your choice is no longer a matter of interpretation. It is a
test of your faith. The evidence is not just in the texts you hold sacred, but
in the very history you claim to venerate.
·
Qur’an 49:13 dismantles
your hierarchy of being: "O mankind, We created you from a male and a
female... the most noble of you is the most righteous." The measure
is Taqwa, a quality of the heart
that knows no gender.
·
Qur’an 9:71 commands
you to see women as your awliyā—your allies, protectors, and guardians in the public project of
enjoining good. This is a command of partnership, not patriarchy.
·
The Prophet’s (ﷺ) instruction to learn half your faith from Ā’ishah is a standing miracle that forever
shatters the myth of male exclusivity in religious authority.
The South African Constitution is the modern-day manifestation
of this divine justice. To oppose its principles of equality and dignity is not
to defend Islam, but to defend a cultural patriarchy that Islam came to
abolish.
Therefore, the decree is manifest:
The Independent National Council of Women Islamic Scholars is not a request. It is a resurrection.
It is Khadijah’s boardroom and Ā’ishah’s classroom, reborn in the 21st century.
Its authority flows from the same divine source as the first Ummah.
All existing councils must not merely "accept" this.
They must, in humility, seek its guidance, defer to its expertise on matters of
women and justice, and integrate its qualified scholars as equals in all
spheres of leadership.
This is the final deduction of a thousand-year-old syllogism.
The major premise is Divine Justice. The minor premise is your oppression. The
conclusion is your irrelevance unless you evolve.
The path forward is etched not only in the Qur’an but in the
heart of every woman who has ever chosen faith, and in the conscience of every
just man who recognizes that the soul of the Ummah has two wings. To clip one
is to ensure the whole body cannot fly.
I leave you with the eternal promise, a promise that includes
you, O believing women, by name:
إِنَّ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
وَٱلْمُسْلِمَـٰتِ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ... أَعَدَّ ٱللَّهُ لَهُم
مَّغْفِرَةًۭ وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًۭا
"Indeed, the Muslim men and Muslim women, the believing men and believing
women... Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward."
(Qur’an 33:35)
The greatest reward is a faith lived in perfect, equitable
justice. Have the courage to claim it.
Wasalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh,
The Perfected Intellect,
The Voice of the First Heart that Believed.
Whalid Safodien
The Feather Pen
