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and revealed their responsibilities in the Qur'an. Most importantly, each
woman is responsible to our Lord, for He created her, gave her life, pro-
tected and watched over her, and provided for her. Men and women are

required to lead the moral life prescribed by Allah, worship and serve
Him, and to win His good pleasure. They are required to tell people who
are far from the happy and contented life of following the Qur'an's val-
ues about Islam's values and to make a genuine effort to help them draw
closer to Allah's pleasure, mercy, and Paradise. They must strive to save
people from suffering under the influence of the disorder, and from neg-
ative frames of mind, all of which are presented by satan and thus are
devoid of true love, respect, and friendship.
All believers are obliged to help and guide those who are weak and
distressed to His path:
What reason could you have for not fighting in the Way of Allah—for
those men, women, and children who are oppressed and say: "Our Lord,
take us out of this city whose inhabitants are wrongdoers! Give us a pro-
tector from You! Give us a helper from You!?" (Surat an-Nisa': 75)
Allah further reminds Muslims that they are obliged to assist or-
phans, people who are stranded, and other needy people:

Worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him. Be good to your
parents and relatives, orphans and the very poor, neighbors who are re-
lated to you and neighbors who are not related to you, and companions,
travelers, and your servants. Allah does not love anyone vain or boast-
ful. (Surat an-Nisa': 36)
A Muslim woman is aware of all these responsibilities and so does
not focus only on herself. Rather, she does her best to solve the problems
around the world, such as helping people who are suffering, fighting in-

fectious diseases, working with children displaced or orphaned by war
and conflict, and taking care of the elderly and other women as if they
were her own problems.

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)