If we accept this ultimate result of the modern philosophy of marriage...

If we accept this ultimate result of the modern philosophy of marriage, we will have to accept that all this complicated and inter-related system in the bodies of man and woman was created without any purpose. Now to return to our original topic. The basic philosophy and secondary benefit of marriage have already been described.

It was because of those benefits that the Holy Prophet said: "The worst of your dead is the unmarried one." Now, we may understand the meaning of the ayah: They (wives) are your garment and you are their garment. The garment serves three purposes: it beautifies, it covers the parts of the body, and it protects from cold and heat. Allah says 0'…