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Muslimah17
05/04/02 at 09:44:17
assalam-o-alikooum

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Woman was made from the rib of man,

She was not created from his head to top him,

Nor form his feet to be stepped upon,

She was made from his side to be close to him,

From beneath his arm to be protected by him,

Near his heart to be loved by him. :-X

A poem written by: Sr Rehman
Re: The Woman
Aabidah
05/05/02 at 23:46:32
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SubhanAllah awesome poem.  We should recite this poem to non-Muslims who ask if women are inferior to men.... ;)

[wlm]
Betul
Re: The Woman
HaRiSa
05/08/02 at 00:37:32
woman was made from a man's rib?

ive gotten different answers on that one!

some said it was actually the rib
others said that it only said a woman was LIKE A RIB so don't try to straighten her out because she will crack, or something like that

and it was metaphorical not literal or something

anyone know what the deal is ?



Re: The Woman
Hijabi4eva
05/08/02 at 07:47:38
salam,
i also thought its been said women r LIKE a rib, i neva knew that they were made fr it!

now im confussed!

aaaaaaarrrrggghhhhhhhhhh!!!
Re: The Woman
Kathy
05/08/02 at 08:47:17
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Ibn Kathir:

Adam knew the names of everything. Sometimes he talked to the angels, but they were preoccupied with worshiping Almighty Allah. Therefore, Adam felt lonely. One day he slept and when he awoke he found, near his head, a woman gazing at his face with beautiful, tender eyes. Perhaps they had the following conversation:

Adam: You were not here before I slept.
She: Yes.
He: From what...?
She: I came out of you. Allah created me while you were asleep. Do you not desire to restore me to you while you are awake?
He: Why has Allah created you?
She: To be your solace.
He: Thanks to Allah I was feeling lonely.

The angels asked him her name. He replied: "Eve (Hawwa)." They asked: "Why did you call her Eve?" Adam said: "Because she was created of me, and I am a living being."

Ibn 'Abbas and a group of the companions of the Prophet (PBUH) narrated that when Iblis was sent out of Paradise and Adam was accommodated therein, Adam was alone in Paradise and did not have a partner from whom he could get tranquillity. He slept for some time and when he woke up, he saw a woman whom Allah had created from his ribs. So he asked her: "Who are you?" She replied: "A woman." He asked: "Why have you been created?" She replied: "So that you could find tranquillity in me." The angels, trying to find out the extent of his knowledge, asked him: "What is her name, O Adam?" He replied: "Eve." They asked: "Why was she so named?" He replied: "Because she was created from something living."

Muhammad Ibn Ishaaq and Ibn 'Abbas related that Eve was created from the shortest left rib of Adam while he was sleeping, and after a while she was clothed with flesh. That is why Allah the Exalted said: «O Mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam) and from him (Adam) He created his wife (Eve), and from them both He created many men and women.» Surah 4:1. Allah also said: «It is He Who has created you from a single person (Adam), and (then) He created from him his wife (Eve), in order that he might enjoy the pleasure of living with her.» Surah 7:189

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: "O Muslims! I advise you to be gentle with women, for they are created from a rib, and the most crooked portion of the rib is its upper part. If you try to straighten it, it will break, and if you leave it, it will remain crooked, so I urge you to take care of the women." Sahih Al-Bukhari


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