Quran Chapter
4- 34 (Pt-5, Stg-1) (L-538) - درس قرآن
God has made the one to excel the
other
Surah ‘An-Nisaaa’
(Women) – Chapter – 4)
‘A-‘uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
ٱلرِّجَالُقَوَّٰمُونَ عَلَى ٱلنِّسَآءِ بِمَا فَضَّلَ ٱللَّهُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَبِمَآ أَنفَقُوا۟ مِنْ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ فَٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ قَٰنِتَٰتٌ حَٰفِظَٰتٌ لِّلْغَيْبِ بِمَا حَفِظَ ٱللَّهُ وَٱلَّٰتِى تَخَافُونَنُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَٱهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِى ٱلْمَضَاجِعِ وَٱضْرِبُوهُنَّ فَإِنْ أَطَعْنَكُمْ فَلَا تَبْغُوا۟ عَلَيْهِنَّ سَبِيلًا إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيًّا كَبِيرًا 34
34a. Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made
the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their property
(for the support of women). So good women are the obedient, guarding in
secret that which Allah hath guarded.
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34a.
‘Ar-rijaalu qawwaa-muuna ‘alan-nisaaa-‘i bimaa
fazzalAllaahu ba’-zahum ‘alaa ba’-zinw-wa
bimaaa ‘anfaquu min ‘am-waalihim.
Fas-Saalihaatu qaa-nitaatun haafi-zaatul-lil-gaybi
bimaa hafi-zAllaah.
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Commentary
Qawwaamuuna – (In
charge, caretaker, and governors), this word’s singular isQawwaam, which
has been derived from Qayyaam. There may be two aiming meanings of this
word:
- The ruler and
the monitor.
- The person, who
provides surety, guarantee and security.
Many
religious interpreters have described the meaning of qawwaamuuna ‘alan-nisaaa-‘i as ‘the Sponsoring and providers of
livelihood to the women, and their protectors.
Grades
of men and women have been mentioned in this verse and it has been described
that the men are senior to the women. Therefore, due to difference of their
both grades, the difference will also be about them and this difference depends
entirely on wisdom. Women and men are not equal. If the women wish equality and
balance with the men, then it will be totally improper and unreasonable. Allah
Almighty has appointed the men to look after the women, in charge of them and
their caretakers. Following reasons have been described about the excellence of
the men:
- The man has been
bestowed excellence over the woman. This excellence is with regard to
carnal and spiritual, as well as knowledge and practice too.
- The men spend
their wealth on the women. They are responsible to provide them money or
its value incumbent on the husband, daily food, clothes, expenses of
maintenance, necessities of life, for affairs of housekeeping and at each
time of exigency etc.
Two
responsibilities of good-natured women have been described in the Noble Qur’an:
- They obey their
men.
- In the absence
of husband, they protect themselves and preserve the wealth of their
husbands according to the order of Allah Almighty, that is to say; they
keep the duties of their married state and do not embezzle in the right of
their husband.
In
the modern period, echo of mutual equation between men and women is elevating
by the people of new (false) illuminated countries. The women are claiming
equality of the men. For us, this verse of Holy Qur’an renders
good service of flambeau of the way. In addition, these western nations have
been viewing the vicious results of their civilization with their open eyes.
Instead of following such nations blindly, it is our duty to get advice from
this verse of Noble Qur’an and produce a pattern for others.
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