Principles of Islam
25. Marriage
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respects. All men and women, if deficient in some
respects are gifted in other respects.
What is intended by making women obedient to
their husbands is to cultivate in them the kind of
fine temperament that will make them true partners
to their husbands. This will result in a positive and
constructive atmosphere at home rather than one of
confrontation and discord. An obedient wife wins
the heart of her husband and thus gains the upper
hand. Hers is the highest place at home. A
disobedient wife on the contrary keeps quarrelling
with her husband so that her whole life in
consequence is marred with bitterness.
So far as men are concerned, Islam aims at
cultivating fair mindedness on all occasion. Being
the maintainer of the house, the man should not
lose sight of the fact that after death he will be faced
with the greatest of the Lords and Masters. There he
will not be able to justify himself for being hard to
those who were under him in the world. While
those who were kind to people under them will be
given kind treatment by God. Here is a
hadith
to this
effect, related by, Aishah: The Prophet said, ‘The
