The right of your mother is that you know that she carried you where no one carries anyone, she gave to you of the fruit of her heart that which no one gives to anyone, and she protected you with all her
organs.
She did not care if she went hungry as long as you ate, if she was thirsty as long as you drank, if
she was naked as long as you were clothed, if she was in the sun as long as you were in the shade.
She gave up sleep for your sake, she protected you from heat and cold, all in order that you might
belong to her.
You will not be able to show her gratitude, unless through God's help and giving success.
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Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, “Treatise on Rights,” in The Psalms of Islam: Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya