Hijab and Family Life

Mohammad Ali Shomali

Allah (swt) has created human beings to act as His vicegerents on

earth and, like all other forms of living beings, human beings

cannot be complete unless they are in a pair. This is

incomparable to Allah (swt) Who indeed has no need of a partner.

Even the most perfect human being is in need of a partner. Allah

(swt) says in the Holy Qur’an:

And of His Signs is that He created for you mates

from your own selves that you may take comfort

in them and He ordained affection and mercy

between you. There are indeed signs in that for a

people who reflect. (30:21)

One of the signs of Allah (swt)’s wise creation is that He has

created spouses for us from ourselves. A man needs a woman to

be complete and vice versa. Even when people go to Heaven,

they need to be there with their spouse. When Adam (a) was

asked by Allah (swt) to go to Heaven, Allah (swt) said:

.....O Adam, dwell with your mate in paradise..... (2:35)

Thus, the formation of a family, initially consisting of a man and

a woman, is one of the fundamental elements in Allah (swt)’s

design for human life. He (swt) blesses us even more by giving us

children. Children can only be well protected and well brought up

in the atmosphere of a family where there is a father and a mother

who love each other and their children, and who regard their.....

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