Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume II — Page 103
103 structure of her body is different from a man’s. O therwise , she nurtures the same spirit that is nurtured within a man. Now if you expand up o n this topic, you will find that this is a great truth which has been detailed in the Holy Qur’an. All those things which affect a man, also affect a woman. For example, when a baby is born, it is not as if the ma n laughs and the woman cries ; o r that when hung ry , a wom a n eat s , while the men starv e themselves ; o r at the death of a father, it is not the case that the sons cry while the daughters laugh. Such an instance has never occurred. In fact, the death of a father has the same effect on his daughters as it does on his sons. Similarly, the death of a wife has the same effect on a husband as the death of a husband has up on a wife. Yet , what is it then which differentiates them? As far as the housing [physical body] is concerned, that difference is not really a difference. Just imagine that one individual lives in a n Englis h style mansion while another lives in a pa lace with older architecture. Would there be a difference in the two people ? The residents in this one are men and th e residents of the other are also men. In the same way, whether it is made in the shape of a man or in the shape of a woman, a person’s body is a house a nd w hat lives in side it is a soul. This is the subject the Holy Qur’an reveals , and which has not been mentioned in any other book in the world. And f rom this, God Almighty teaches us the lesson that we should make God our shield. Make God Your Shield و ا َّﺗ ُﻘ ﻮ ا ا َّٰﷲ ا lَِّ ۡی ~َ َﺴ ﺂ َء ُﻟ ۡﻮ َن ِﺑ ٖﻪ َو ا َۡﻻ ۡر َﺣ ﺎ َم E ِا َّن ا َّٰﷲ َﻛ ﺎ َن َﻋ َﻠ ۡﻴ ُﻜ ۡﻢ َر ِﻗ ۡﻴ ًﺒ ﺎ [ And fear Allah, in whose name you appeal to one another, and fear Him partcilarly regarding ties of kinship. Verily Allah watches over you. ] (Holy Qur’an Ch. 4: V. 2) [ Allah says] ‘ O men and O women ! M ake God your shield, W hose name you take so often to fulfill your worldly needs , a nd in Whose name you appeal to people to have mercy and deal with justice saying , ‘In God’s name do this’ or ‘In God’s name do that. ’ ’