Favours of the Gracious God — Page 94
FAVOURS OF THE GRACIOUS GOD From اباء Aba]: because Abā' is used for such water that does not run out; since the semi- nal-fluid continues to be produced in a man for a considerable length of years, and it is with this fluid that the Wise Lord of Majesty creates an offspring. It is for this reason, that the origin of such fluid was given the name abun. And it is in the same context that Arabs refer to a wom- an's private parts as Abū Dāris as Dāris means menstruation, i. e. the "father of menstruation", since menstruation, too, does not cease until after a considerable length of time. Therefore, metaphorically taking menstruation to mean water, a woman's private parts are named Abū Dāris, as if it too, is a well the water of which does not run out. 2. As being taken from آبی ]Ab]: because the mean- ing of abī in the lexicon is to stop and come to an end. Since, in this context, the male-who is also known as the father-ceases activity upon discharging his semen and has no further offer- ing, whereas, أم ]umm], the meanings of which are much more extensive, receives this sperm in her womb where it receives nourishment from 94