Principles of Islam by Maulana Waiduddin Khan - page 68

Principles of Islam
25. Marriage
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When a man and a woman enter into the marital
bond, they bring into existence a social unit called
the family. Like any other social unit, this requires
an organizer or supervisor. For this special role,
Islam has chosen man.
Men are the protectors and maintainers of women,
because God has given the one more (strength) than
the other, and because they support them from their
means. (Qur’an, 4:39).
Making man the maintainer in no way indicates
that to God man is superior to woman. This choice
is based on man’s capacities for management rather
than on his superiority. In a democratic system,
everyone has been granted an equal status yet when
a government is formed, one particular individual
is entrusted with supreme political power. This
does not mean that this possessor of power is
superior to other citizens. In a democratic system,
the president or the prime minister has one vote like
all the other citizens. Even then in the interest of
good management, authority is entrusted to a single
individual.
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