Woman Between Islam and Western Society
1. A Survey
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possess
functions
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overwhelming
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Far from considering marriage with a woman to be
a shameful act, Islam, which is basically a realistic
religion, considers it praiseworthy for a man to
marry a woman. This is a clear indication that the
teachings of Islam are wholesomely consistent with
modern scientific findings and in complete
consonance with nature.
ORDER OF NATURE
Sculpture is an ancient form of art. There is, no
doubt, an obvious resemblance between living
beings and statues, but if someone were to presume
that the concerns of human beings were the same as
those of statues and began to study man under the
heading of sculpture, what would be the outcome?
This method of study would certainly lead to
strange conclusions. A carved image has no need of
food and drink; therefore, the student of sculpture
would naturally assume that arrangements to this
effect were not necessary for man either. He would
proceed to the assumption that if a statue can be
locked inside a room for any length of time, so
