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! ! 410 the east, some to the west, others to the north , and still others to the south, resulting in confusion. God Almighty then says, “O human s, when you were young child ren and lacked understanding, you ran to ward your mother. N ow , when you are grown, why do you not run towards your God W ho created you? As a child , you were n ot aware of God, but now you have matured. W hy do you believe that your mother can protect you, but God cannot ?” َﺧ َﻠ َﻘ ُﻜ ۡﻢ ا :َِّ ۡی َر َّﺑ ُﻜ ُﻢ ا َّﺗ ُﻘ ۡﻮ ا “ Fea r your Lord who has created you. ” (Holy Qur’ān, Ch. 4: V. 2) This means, ‘ When the time of trial is upon you, t ake your Lord as your shield. ’ He has created you from one soul. One soul implies the union of man and woman. Some people interpret it to mean Adam and Eve, because they believe that Eve was created from Adam’s rib. If Eve was indeed born from Adam’s rib, then what wa s the purpose of making women undergo the pain of childbirth? A child could have always been born from a man’s ribs. Thus, Nafse wahida [ one so ul] means that a man and woman are the same being. A similar example of this is mentioned in the Holy Qur’ān regarding th e companions of Haz rat Moses as , who said : َّو ا ِﺣ ٍﺪ َﻃ َﻌ ﺎ ٍم َﻋ ٰ َّﻧ ۡﺼ َِرب َﻟ ۡﻦ “ Surely , we will not remain content with one kind of food … ” (Holy Qur’ān , Ch. 2 : V. 62) Which means, ‘ O M oses , we canno t be content with just one meal, ’ e ven though they were given both manna and quails to eat. However , as they used to eat th e two together , they referred to the m as one meal. A mother loves her child , but he is not born from her ribs. Similarly, there is a love between male and female elements. A crane is a bird which loves its companion so dearly, that if one dies , the other will starve itself to death. Therefore, God Almighty has placed the essence of love in nature. Just as He has instilled love between