Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 411
! ! 411 the male and female, similarly, He has instituted love between man and woman. God Almighty says that man and woman are Nafse wahida. He then goes on to say : َز ۡو َﺟ َﻬ ﺎ ِﻣ ۡﻨ َﻬ ﺎ َﺧ َﻠ َﻖ َّو [ “ …and created theref ro m its mate… ” ] (Holy Qur’ān, Ch. 4: V. 2) Which means, ‘He has created his spouse from the same species. ’ A man belongs to the species of woman and a woman belongs to the species of man. What is meant by “ minha ” is “ min nafs i ha. ” In other words, a woman’s spouse is a man, and a man’s spouse is a woman. A man is the same form as a woman and a woman is the same form as a man. Th is verse mentions that the ‘spouse of a woman’ is a man, while the ‘spouse of a man’ is a woman. This is similar to how we refer to a pair of shoe s. W hen we have one shoe, we ask, ‘W here is its pair ?’ s َّو tِ َﺴ ﺂ ًء َﻛ ِﺜ ًۡري ا ِر َﺟ ﺎ ًﻻ ِﻣ ۡﻨ ُﻬ َﻤ ﺎ َﺑ َّﺚ َو [ “ And from them twain spread many men and women ” ] (Holy Qur’ān, Ch. 4: V. 2) Then from every man and woman, offspring were created. [ Allah says in the Holy Qur’ān ] : n ا َۡﻻ ۡر َﺣ ﺎ َم َو ِﺑ ٖﻪ ºَ َﺴ ﺂ َء ُﻟ ۡﻮ َن ا :َِّ ۡی ا َّٰﷲ ا َّﺗ ُﻘ ﻮ ا َو “ And f ear Allah , in whose name you appeal to one another; and fear Him particularly respecting ties of relationship. ” (Holy Qur’ān, Ch. 4: V. 2) Certainly, take care of your parents , but do not forget your God, for your parents gave you life for a short time, while God has given you everlasting life. Similarly , take care of your relatives , but take care to remember Him, whose bond with you is the greatest. َر ِﻗ ۡﻴ ًﺒ ﺎ َﻋ َﻠ ۡﻴ ُﻜ ۡﻢ َﻛ ﺎ َن ا َّٰﷲ ِا َّن