Ghamidi Sahab's Statement That Woman Is A Blessing/Naimat And Man Is A Need
This statemet has been made in a holistic sense when all components of a socio-familial fabric are seen in tandem and in the light of history, so in that broader picture, no one can deny this statement that women indeed are a great blessing of Allah in every relationship that they become a part of. This doesn’t necessarily mean that men are useless or have no element of blessing in them for women, but when seen in comparison, then women are justifiably called a blessing. This is a separate argument in itself. Regarding the point that because of male dominated society of Arabs, several masculine phrases are used to align with social construct of that time and for text to be receptive for the audience of that time as well. But along with women, Quran also mentions children, wealth, horses etc. as a blessing for men and how their love has a potential to lead man astray. It is true that it has masculine dominance, but at the same time this doesn’t negate this fact that when women, children, wealth etc. are seen in isolation from this masculine dominance, are not blessing in their very existence.