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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger

We created man from the purest kind of clay; then
made him a drop in a secure receptacle; then formed
the drop into a clot and formed the clot into a lump
and formed the lump into bones and clothed the
bones in flesh; and then brought him into being as
another creature. Blessed be God, the Best of Cre-
ators! (Qur'an, 23:12-14)
No verse of the Qur'an says anything about woman
being created from a rib bone and being crooked.

In contrast to these terms employed by fanatics,
our Almighty Lord reveals that men and
women were created "in the best of forms:"

It is God Who made the earth a stable
home for you and the sky a dome, and
formed you, giving you the best of forms,
and provided you with good and whole-
some things. That is God, your Lord.
Blessed be God, the Lord of all the worlds.
(Qur'an, 40:64)

The words "if you attempt to straighten her,
you will break her" in the false hadith in question
implies that she is crooked in both body and
mind and can never be put right; however, no

such words appear in the Qur'an. This shows
the basis of the fanatics' anger-filled attitude
toward women.

The lesson we receive from the Qur'an is
this; everyone, man or woman, has flaws and can
make mistakes. According to the Qur'an, these
flaws should be corrected by pointing them

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