THE TESTIMONY OF WOMAN

4. The status of woman ~ 69 ~ All Commentators on the Qur’an have placed emphasis on this difference and variety, rather than on some fruits being superior, in an absolute sense, to some others. That is to say, each fruit has some particular quality to it as regards color, and taste, which is not found in other fruits. Similarly there are differences between men and women. Just as women have uniquely feminine qualities, so also do men have uniquely masculine qualities. That is why God enjoins us not to be jealous of others’ qualities: 59. Qur’an, 13:4. 60. ‘Abdullah Yusuf ‘Ali, The Holy Qur’an: Text, Translation and Commentary, p. 587 Do not covet the favors by which God has exalted some of you above others. To men is allotted what they earn, and to women what they earn.61 That is, each has been blessed with different sets of attributes. So what others have should not make one jealous. On the contrary, one should avail of