There is no doubt that the first two are both invalid from...

There is no doubt that the first two are both invalid from an intellectual and religious point of view as the preceding report from Imam Rida points out. There only remains the latter two. Statistics and surveys show that women outnumber men, particularly around the ages of puberty and sexual maturity despite the fact that some statistics in some countries show a relative parity between the sexes. As to why women should outnumber men, that is one of the secrets of nature.

However, its wisdom should not be lost on anyone who reflects upon it. This phenomenon also gives rise to the fact that women are more long lived in comparison to men, perhaps as men are generally…