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! ! 381 women do not. However, there are slight differences in the type of food that is more suitable for each gender. For example, some women ’ s bodies may require a different type of nutrition than men. An example of this would be that women tend to re tain more fat on their bodies and thus may be able to withstand the cold b etter. This is in order to enable women to nurse their infants and thus, God Almighty has provided for the child’s wellbeing. It is God Almighty’s wisdom which lies behind this difference [between the two]. Men and women have both been given an equal potential to progress and acquire wisdom. M en can not say that only we have been given wisdom and intellect, nor can women claim the same. Likewise, the ability to speak has been g iven to both men and women. If some men are great speakers, so are some women. God Almighty has given both men and women hands and feet but has endowed each with different strengths. In some qualities, God Almighty has granted more strength to men and less to women. God Almighty has granted men more physical strength than women. Compared to women, men can lift much heavier weights. On the other hand, God Almighty has granted women a greater degree of patience. The word patience here means the ability to tolerate a hardship for an extended period of time. This ability is either non - existent or very limited in men. This can be illustrated by presenting the example of children. When a child cries, a frown barely crosses the mother’s face, whereas there may be only one in a hundred men who would have that kind of patience. In this case, God Almighty has fashioned a woman’s heart into a mountain of strength. Give the world’s best male philosophers a child to care for one day and by the end of the day, they will have gone half - witted. I n comparison, when it comes to traveling or the case of wars, it is men who are most capable. Here, no matter how intelligent women may be, they are likely to become nervous. E ven though when it comes to raising a child, even the most uneducated wom a n prove s to be more intelligent and learned than the most knowledgeable of men. This particular strength [patience] is so profusely present in women while the smallest fraction of it cannot be found within men. T here are some men who know how to raise