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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Defending the Woman's Rights Chapter One : Woman's Creation Woman's soul and body is created from the same essence as man is. In fact, there is no difference between the reality of man and woman. The Holy Qur'an explicitly mentions this fact when saying: (0 People!

Be careful of your duty to your Lord, Who created you from a single being and created its mate of the same kind), 1 and (He it is Who created you from a single being, and of the same (kind) did He made his mate that he might incline to her), 2 and (And one of His signs is that He created mates for you from yourselves that you may find rest in them).

3 So, woman's creation is from the same essence as man's creation, just as the Prophets (a.s.) arc human beings and selected from among humans themselves. The Qur'an says, (Certainly Allah conferred a great favor upon the believers when He raised among them a Messenger from among themselves).4 The sameness of man and woman is a theme easily acquired from the Qur'anic verses. There is only one other ________________________ 1 Qur'an, 4:1. 2 Qur'an, 7:189. 3 Qur'an, 30: 21. 4 Qur'an, 3:164.

viewpoint in this regard that considers woman as an addition to man's creation. This is derived from some traditions of the Prophet's Household (a.s), but it is rejected by Imam Sadiq (a.s). Zurara narrated, "Once, Imam Sadiq (a.s) was asked about the creation of Eve and that some people believed that the Almighty Allah created her from Adam's lower left rib, and the Imam (a.s) said, 'The Almighty is beyond doing so.

Those who hold this view think that Allah could not create a wife for Adam, but from his rib. What do they mean? They let others make excuses in this regard. May Allah judge between us and them all!' Then the Imam (a.s) said, The Almighty Allah created Adam from soil and ordered the angels to prostrate before His creation. Then He made Adam sleep deeply, and created a new being for him ... The new being moved and Adam was awakened by her movement.

He saw a pretty creation just like himself, except that she was a woman ... Then Adam said: '0 Allah! Who is this beautiful being to whom I am inclined?' Allah replied: 'This is My servant Eve' ..." 1 Allama Majlisi says, "It is common among some historians and tradition narrators that Eve was created from Adam's rib, but some other traditions reject it." 2 Then Allama Majlisi narrates an exegesis discussion from Abul Fotuh ar-Razi.