How can women be "inferior" when they are created from the exact same soul?

Question

How does this make you feel and what does it make you think?

"One of the basic principles of Islam is justice for all humans and equality in the eyes of God. Women are considered no less than men in aspects of religion and are not denigrated anywhere in the Quran. First of all, in the Quranic Creation story, Eve is not mentioned as being seduced by the Serpent and taking the first bite of forbidden fruit. Rather, it says: (my italics) "by deceit he [Satan] brought them to their fall: when they tasted the tree their shame became manifest to them (7:19:23). Both Eve and Adam were held equally responsible. Hence, women in Islam do not bear the stigma as the daughters of a sinful Eve nor are they to be blamed for corrupting innocence (Sherif 3). Nor were women created as inferior to men, or solely for pleasure and procreational purposes as the Judeo-Christian scriptures sometimes imply "the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.

Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man" (Corinthians 11:3-9). In contrast, the chapter in the Quran entitled "Women" begins with the passage saying, "O humanity, be reverent to your Lord who created you from one soul and created its mate from it, and from these two disseminated many men and women." Here, in very blatant terms, it is stated that women and men are made from the same soul, and therefore, how could one gender possibly be inferior? In fact, neither gender is inferior, as the Quran states: "And their Lord answered them: Truly I will never cause to be lost the work of any of you, Be you a male or female, you are members of one another" (3:195)."

Answer 1

Allah did not make woman from man's head to stand over her, nor did he make her from man's feet to walk over her, instead he made her from his side, so that they could stand together as equals.

Answer 2

First of all:

You don't know the Holy Bible so don't incorrectly describe its contents. Mankind has made women to be the only one with sin but if you read in Genesis 3:6-7, that is not the case.

6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

Adam was "WITH HER". He knew what was going down when the serpent was talking to her. Also, read Genesis 2:15-17.

15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."

The man was given dominion and authority by God to rule over the garden.
GET THIS:
Ultimately, the greater sin falls on Adam. Not only did he disobey God by eating the fruit but he also allowed the garden he was given authority over, which includes to woman, to fall out of order and obedience to God.

Yes, the woman WAS created for the man, and the man for God. What's the problem with that? It does not mean that women are not able to speak to God or that men put women into bondage. There is an order to things. Let me explain using another example.

Salvation through Jesus Christ and the promise of the Holy Spirit is for the Jew first and then for the Gentile. Read Romans 1:16:

"I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile."

Well I'm German! Why do I have to take the backseat to some Jew? Please do not make the mistake of confusing order for preference.

It is not that God prefers men over women, it is that He created man first, saw that he was alone and created a woman FOR him. This is the order of things. The Jew was God's man first and then, through the sacrifice of Jesus, opened up salvation to all who would create a covenant with Him.

I hope that helps!

Answer 3

The are not in Christianity, the are equal in the eyes of God. The husband is commanded to Love his wife, as Christ loved the Church, that is to the point where he would gladly lay down his life for her. Neither are women forbidden to be educated nor required to hid behind any form of vial

Answer 4

Great Zeppelin song and I really always thought it was "created for love" checked it out and I've been wrong for years...yes, I prefer Dazed and Confused to anything else

Answer 5

Because only humanity dictates humanity's behaviour.

If humanity gets the deluded notion that females are inferior into its collective subconscious.... then so it is decided and acted upon.

Answer 6

Your question is way to long to read it all. But women are not inferior and most religions do not view them that way. But man has his place and woman her place, as nature dictates.

Answer 7

I would not hold out any possibility that the information in any of the Holy books is an accurate factual account of anything. I also think it is rather presumptuous to think that humans are endowed with an eternal soul.

Answer 8

To bad you don't treat your Woman
as equals.

Practice what you Preach.

Your Woman have to walk behind you.
Not talk to any males, unless family.
In public it can be no talking to any men.
Only work if permitted, outside the home.

That way of dressing, it's too HOT.

Answer 9

Purely lip service.

Answer 10

One of the big fallacies of religion, the suppression of woman. It shows that religion was in vented by man not by woman.
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