Quran
Chptr 4-34a (Pt-5, Stg-1)(L-538)- درس قرآن
Men’s superiority over women
Surah ‘An-Nisaaa’ (The Women) – Chapter – 4)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In
the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
34a. Men are in charge of women, because Allah
hath made the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their
property (for the support of women). So good women are the obedient, guarding
in secret that which Allah hath guarded.
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34a. ‘Ar-rijaalu qawwaamuuna
‘alan-nisaaa-‘i bimaa fazzalAllaahu ba’-zahum
‘alaa ba’-zinw-wa bimaaa ‘anfaquu min ‘am-waalihim.
Fas-Saalihaatu qaa-nitaatun haafi-zaatul-lil-gaybi
bimaa hafi-zAllaah.
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Commentary
Qawwaamuuna – (In charge, caretaker,
and governors), this word’s singular is Qawwaam,
which has been derived from Qayyaam. There may be two
aiming meanings of this word:
- The ruler and the monitor.
- The person, who provides surety, guarantee and security.
Many religious interpreters have
described the meaning of qawwaamuuna ‘alan-nisaaa-‘I as ‘the Sponsoring and
providers of livelihood to the women, and their protectors.
Grades of men and women have been
mentioned in this verse and it has been described that the men are senior to
the women. Therefore, due to difference of their both grades, the difference
will also be about them and this difference depends entirely on wisdom. Women
and men are not equal. If the women wish equality and balance with the men,
then it will be totally improper and unreasonable. Allah Almighty has appointed
the men to look after the women, in charge of them and their caretakers.
Following reasons have been described about the excellence of the men:
- The man has been bestowed excellence over the woman. This
excellence is with regard to carnal and spiritual, as well as knowledge
and practice too.
- The men spend their wealth on the women. They are responsible to
provide them money or its value incumbent on the husband, daily food,
clothes, expenses of maintenance, necessities of life, for affairs of
housekeeping and at each time of exigency etc.
Two responsibilities of
good-natured women have been described in the Noble Qur’an:
- They obey their men.
- In the absence of husband, they protect themselves and preserve the
wealth of their husbands according to the order of Allah Almighty, that is
to say; they keep the duties of their married state and do not embezzle in
the right of their husband.
In the modern period, echo of
mutual equation between men and women is elevating by the people of new (false)
illuminated countries. The women are claiming equality of the men. For us, this
verse of Holy Qur’an renders good
service of flambeau of the way. In addition, these western nations have been
viewing the vicious results of their civilization with their open eyes. Instead
of following such nations blindly, it is our duty to get advice from this verse
of Noble Qur’an and produce a pattern
for others.
