Women in Allah’s Creation
God [الله/Allah] created both man and woman to rule all the living beings in this world. They were appointed to be the viceroys of God on the earth. Man represents God’s power, work, and authority, whereas woman represents God’s creativity, assistance and perfection!
For God [Allah] both male and female are equal in identity and worth, which is why He has prepared for both a common destiny with equal status. However, God [Allah] has fashioned them differently in their anatomy and family roles in this biological as well as physical world.
Identity
As per the Quran…
“O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam) He created his wife [Hawwâ (Eve)], and from them both He created many men and women; and fear Allâh through Whom you demand (your mutual rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs (kinship). Surely, Allâh is Ever an All-Watcher over you.” (Quran, An-Nisa; 4:1)
As per the Tawrat…
“Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living person…Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”…So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. And the Lord God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man…For this reason, a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.” (Tawrat, Genesis.2:7,18,21-22,24)
Status
As per the Quran….
“O ye who believe! Ye are forbidden to inherit women against their will. Nor should ye treat them with harshness, that ye may Take away part of the dower ye have given them,-except where they have been guilty of open lewdness; on the contrary live with them on a footing of kindness and equity. If ye take a dislike to them it may be that ye dislike a thing, and Allah brings about through it a great deal of good.” (Quran, .4:19)
“Permitted to you, on the night of the fasts, is the approach to your wives. They are your garments and ye are their garments...” (An-Nisa; S.2:187)
As per the Tawrat…
“So Hilkiah and those whom the king had told went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the wardrobe (she lived in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter); and they spoke to her regarding this. Then she said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘Tell the man who sent you to Me…” (Tawrat, 2Cronicles 34:22-23)
“Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.”(Tawrat, Judges.4:4)
Prophethood and judging/leading are not meant exclusively for men. God can give them to women also!
As per the Tawrat, the role as a wife…
“An excellent wife, who can find her? For her worth is far above jewels.” (Tawrat, Proverbs.31:10)
“He who finds a wife finds a good thing. And obtains favor from the Lord.” (Tawrat, Proverbs.18:22)
As per the Injeel…
“But because of sexual immoralities, each man is to have his own wife, and each woman is to have her own husband. The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise the wife also to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise, the husband also does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Stop depriving one another, except by agreement for a time so that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.” (Injeel, 1Corinthians.7:1-5)
Allah’s books are teaching that both husband and wife are like two sides of a coin. They have equal value to each other and each belong to the other.
Destiny
As per the Quran…
“If any do deeds of righteousness, – be they male or female – and have faith, they will enter Heaven, and not the least injustice will be done to them.” (Quran, An-Nisa.4:24)
“For Muslim men and women,- for believing men and women, for devout men and women, for true men and women, for men and women who are patient and
constant, for men and women who humble themselves, for men and women who give in Charity, for men and women who fast (and deny themselves), for men and women who guard their chastity, and for men and women who engage much in Allah’s praise,- for them has Allah prepared forgiveness and great reward.” (Quran, Al-Ahzab.33:35)
As per the Injeel…
“You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir [equal status in heaven] of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.” (Injeel,1Peter.3:7)
“Jesus [Isa] said to them, “The sons of this age [in this life] marry and the women are given in marriage, but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age [in the next life] and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry [women] nor are given in marriage [to men]; for they cannot even die anymore, for they are like angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.” (Injeel, Luke.20:34-36)
“For you are all sons and daughters of God through faith in Christ Jesus [Al-Masih Isa]. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ [Masih]. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus [Al-Masih Isa]. And if you belong to Christ [Masih], then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to promise.” (Injeel, Galatians.3:26-29)
Beloved sister, peace and grace be granted to you from the Prince of Peace! You are a special creation of God Almighty. He first wants you to become His precious daughter in this world, and later enter into His presence when you leave this world to enjoy eternity with Him like an angel in heaven.
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