Woman in Islam — Page 1
In the divine scheme of regulation of the relationship between men and women, Islam has assigned a position of dignity and honour to woman. Such beneficent regulation is essential for peace, comfort, happiness, continuation of the species and progress. The Holy Quran emphasizes that God in His perfect wisdom has created all species in pairs, and so men and women have been created of the same species; as is said: “He created you from a single being; then of the same kind made its mate. ” (39:7) “He has made for you mates of your own kind. ” (42:12) “O mankind, be mindful of your duty to your Lord, Who created you from a single soul and from it created its mate and from the two created and spread many men and women. “(4:2) “He it is Who has created you from a single soul and made there from its mate, so that the male might incline towards the female and find comfort in her. ” (7:190)