Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 477
! ! 477 This is why the Holy Qur’ān states that the only religion which c an be beneficial to mankind is the one which comes from God Almighty. If a human being were to establish a religion and if a man was the founder of that religion, he would only consider the feelings and thoughts of men, being incapable of accurately interpreting the feelings and thoughts of women. I f a woman w as to be the creator of this religion, she would only be able to take into consideration the feelings and thoughts of women and therefore, be unqualified to accurately understand the feelings and thoughts of men. As such, if there is any being who can bridge the gap which exists between man and woman, it is none other than Allah Almighty Himself and only that religion which comes from Allah Almighty , can be of benefit to the entire world. It is Allah Almighty Himself W ho created both men and women and it is He W ho is acquainted with the weaknesses of women and of men. [It is only] He W ho is cognizant of the good qualities found within women as well as the good qualities found withi n men; the One W ho is familiar with women’s capabilities and familiar with men’s capabilities ; the One W ho understands the emotions of women as well as the emotions of men. It is stated in the Holy Qur’ān : َﻳ ۡﺒ ِﻐ ِٰني َّﻻ َﺑ ۡﺮ َز ٌخ َﺑ ۡﻴ َﻨ ُﻬ َﻤ ﺎ َﻳ ۡﻠ َﺘ ِﻘ ِٰني ا ۡﻟ َﺒ ۡﺤ َﺮ ۡﻳ ِﻦ َﻣ َﺮ َج “ He has made the two bodies of water flow. They will one day meet; Between them there is at present a barrier; they cannot encroach one upon the other. ” (Holy Qur’ān , Ch. 55: V. 20 - 21) There are two bodies of water in this world which flow next to each other, but despite runn ing alongside e ach other, they do not meet. These two rivers allude to men and women , who live side by side and between them lies love and affection. A sister loves her brother, and a brother loves his sister. A husband loves his wife, and the wife loves her husband, so much so , that at times, they sacrifice their lives for each other. Even so, a woman is a woman, and a man is a man. There exists a barrier between them, and they cannot come together except under the guidance of God Almighty. He is the one and only bond , which mutually unites the two together. Thus, Allah has told me to reform women because I am the Imam. However, as I