Women hold a place in Islamic society no less important than the place men hold. The book's argument is about where that importance actually operates: the dignity, respect, nobility and honour of a family depend heavily on the conduct, manner and behaviour of the women in it.
That is not a compliment. It is a description of responsibility, and it carries a requirement.
Knowledge First
The grand responsibility of teaching children the manners and beliefs Islam urges upon us falls largely to mothers. But nobody transmits what she does not have — so before a woman can guide her family toward the teachings of Islam, she has to learn them herself.
The book was published to serve that purpose. It briefly describes the points necessary for a woman to seek knowledge, pass it on to her family, act on it herself, and take care that they act on it too. That last step is the one most often missed: knowing, teaching and doing are three different things, and a household needs all three.
A Practical Guide
In effect this is a handbook for maintaining a sound family in the light of Islam — so that the household reaps the benefit and the reward, in a world where indecency is easy and standards are set by everyone except the family itself.
It is short by design. A woman running a household does not have time for a treatise, and a book she finishes is worth more than one she means to start.
Who It Is For
Muslim women managing a home and raising children. New Muslim sisters with no model to draw on. Young women preparing for marriage. Sisters' study circles. Cheap enough to buy several and pass on, which is largely how it has spread.
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