Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 472
! ! 472 developed , he is a beast, regardless of whether his appearance is t hat of a man or not because a ppearances mean nothing. It is only truth which transforms a man into a man, otherwise mere appearance s are like images which have no real existence. An image of an incredibly strong and powerful man can be drawn upon paper, which even a child can rip apart and throw away. If an image of Rustam is drawn up on a piece of paper, a two - year old child can easily tear it up. Accordingly, the person who is devoid of these two human characteristics is no more than a n image , for which there is neither respect nor honor in the eyes of God Almighty. Furthermore, mankind can be divided into two parts. One is titled Adam and the other has been given the name of Hawwa [ Eve ]. When the word ‘ Ā d a m ī ’ is spoken, this means the child of Adam, be it man or woman. When women wish to frighten children, they use the word ‘ Hawwa ’ to scare them [Hawwa means Eve, however the sound to the word is often used to scare someone]. However , [ they do not realize that ] they are Hawwa. Some elderly women, w hose teeth have fallen out and whose back s are bent, can frighten their young children relatives. They believe that if Grandmother Hawwa of thousands of years ago was to re - appear, they would certainly run away in fear upon seeing her. Women scare their children by saying “ Hawwa , Hawwa !” Yet, this Hawwa is indeed the same Grandmother Hawwa , who was Adam’s as wife. The name of Adam as appears in the Holy Qur’ān while the name of Hawwa [Eve] is mentioned in Islam ic literature and Hadith and so on. These two names of Adam and Hawwa are replete with meaning as well. Adam means the one who lives on this earth and works the fields, engages in business, and travels. In Arabic : ا د ] ﻢ ا ﻻ ر ض ! # adimul ar dh ] refers to the earth’s ground and Adam as is that being who lives up on the earth and earns his living through working the fields. The word Hawwa is derived from : َﺣ ﻮ َى ﻳ ﻬ ﻮ 1 ى # hawwa yahwi ] which means , to cover something, t o collect something , or to become the owner of something. As such, Hawwa means somebody who gathers children round herself, rules them , and is known as the head