"But the believing men and believing women are protectors of one another, enjoining right and forbidding wrong, performing the prayer, giving the alms, and obeying God and His Messenger."
Quran 9:71
Here is another passage drawn from the ninth surah, al-Tawbah, rendered as "Repentance." We've seen similar passages before, and on one level I chose it because it speaks the spiritual equality of women and men. As Nasr explains, "This verse is significant with regard to the spiritual and social standing of women (cf. 33:35), because it places upon them the same spiritual and social obligations placed on men, including moral authority and protection." (p. 525) I also like it because it, as part of explaining the equal responsibility, it lays out essential, foundational aspects of the faith: "enjoining right and forbidding wrong, performing the prayer, giving the alms, and obeying God and His Messenger."
Quran 9:71
Here is another passage drawn from the ninth surah, al-Tawbah, rendered as "Repentance." We've seen similar passages before, and on one level I chose it because it speaks the spiritual equality of women and men. As Nasr explains, "This verse is significant with regard to the spiritual and social standing of women (cf. 33:35), because it places upon them the same spiritual and social obligations placed on men, including moral authority and protection." (p. 525) I also like it because it, as part of explaining the equal responsibility, it lays out essential, foundational aspects of the faith: "enjoining right and forbidding wrong, performing the prayer, giving the alms, and obeying God and His Messenger."
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