Muhammad The Great Exemplar — Page 11
11 foundations of world civilisation. It is the cornerstone of the progress of life on this earth. Curiously a large part of the world has deemed it removed from spirituality. Women are the principle agency by which the human race continues its existence. Without them, humanity is like a scarred and functionless body. They are like garments for men just as men too are their garments. Still many aver that women are impure and that holy men should forgo their company. In this way, their concept of purity conflicts with humanity and strikes against one of the very foundations of piety. Are human beings not like a vessel for all pure things? Without a container these exquisite subtleties cannot be preserved. Once the Holy Prophet sa had found God, he did not abandon other human beings. Not only did he marry, but for the sake of his nation, the Muslim community and on account of the various circumstances of his wives, he entered numerous unions. After he had married, he was always affectionate with his wives and treated them in such a way that each one thought of herself as the most cherished among them. The Prophet sa belonged to God and God belonged to him. He never suggested the Lord had chosen him on account of any otherworldly quality. Rather, he expressed the view that God appoints those who are the best from among the people, and God Almighty chose