English book · GUIDING LIGHTS: Spiritual Role of Women in Islam

Adjustment in Married Life

English book, p. 39

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

ADJUSTMENT IN MARRIED LIFE Nature has endowed men and women with extraordinary capabilities. Anyone who recognises his role and works hard can succeed in his field. Unfortunately, the Western or Eastern world has not fully recognised the superior role of women. ADJUSTMENT IN MARRIED LIFE Adjustment is the only formula for a successful married life. But adjustment for what? It is not adjustment for the sake of adjustment. It is an adjustment for a higher purpose, that is, to create a normal environment in which it will be possible to achieve the real purpose of married life. Married life is not simply co-travelling. It is rather co-sharing. After married life, both partners possess something unique, and each needs to share that with the other. Everyone is born with different qualities, and each one needs a share from one’s partner so both partners may develop their personalities better. In married life, both partners are givers and takers simultaneously. So, both partners need favourable

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