Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 409
! ! 409 graduate or Maul v i Fa zl , she will use the phrase ā dam ī when speaking of men. E ven though , regarding humanity, God Almighty has not dist inguished between men and women. God Almighty says in the Holy Qur’ān : َّﻧ ۡﻔ ٍﺲ ِّﻣ ۡﻦ َﺧ َﻠ َﻘ ُﻜ ۡﻢ ا :َِّ ۡی َر َّﺑ ُﻜ ُﻢ ا َّﺗ ُﻘ ۡﻮ ا ا ﻟ َّﻨ ﺎ ُس ٰٓﻳ َﺎ ُّﻳ َﻬ ﺎ َﻛ ِﺜ ًۡري ا ِر َﺟ ﺎ ًﻻ ِﻣ ۡﻨ ُﻬ َﻤ ﺎ َو َﺑ َّﺚ َز ۡو َﺟ َﻬ ﺎ ِﻣ ۡﻨ َﻬ ﺎ َّو َﺧ َﻠ َﻖ َّو ا ِﺣ َﺪ ٍۃ n َو ا َۡﻻ ۡر َﺣ ﺎ َم ِﺑ ٖﻪ ºَ َﺴ ﺂ َء ُﻟ ۡﻮ َن ا :َِّ ۡی ا َّٰﷲ َو ا َّﺗ ُﻘ ﻮ ا s َّو tِ َﺴ ﺂ ًء ﴾ ۲ ﴿ َر ِﻗ ۡﻴ ًﺒ ﺎ َﻋ َﻠ ۡﻴ ُﻜ ۡﻢ َﻛ ﺎ َن ا َّٰﷲ ِا َّن “ O ye people, fear your Lord, Who created you from a single soul and created therefrom its mate, and from them twain spread many men and women; and fear Allah, in whose name you appeal to one another; and fear Him particularly respecting ties of kinship. Verily, Allah watches over you. ” (Holy Qur’ān , Ch. 4: V. 2) He said, “O men and women ! Let us relate to you this knowledge a nd remember it well. Y ou will often go through trials. ” Sometimes , a woman’s child or husband becomes ill ; s ometimes one goes into debt ; sometimes neighbors become enem ies ; sometimes your business suffers a loss ; sometimes a lawsuit is filed against you. When these situations arise, you become very anxious, and you look all around you to find some escape. Some look towards their friends, some attempt to find a lawyer, or some seek help from their relatives. God Almighty says, “Why do you suffer in this way ? Let us show you an easy way out and that is : َر َّﺑ ُﻜ ُﻢ ا َّﺗ ُﻘ ۡﻮ ا “ F ear your Lord. ” (Holy Qur’ān, Ch. 4: V. 2) Why do you not take Allah as your shield during this time of tribulation ? ” A young child has little understanding, but even he runs to his mother when he is in trouble. Yet , look at adults. Some run to