WOMEN IN ISLAM

of others besides one’s own. In this world, success comes the way of one who is able to see both sides of a coin and look at matters from another’s point of view as well as from his own. Those who only know what they want and go all the way to achieve it, irrespective of others’ needs, will find their path through life strewn with obstacles and pitfalls, and it will be little wonder if they come to grief. Success in marriage and social life can only take place by following this principle of adjustment. PRINCIPLE OF ADJUSTMENT 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 conditions in which it may be possible to benefit from each other. Life is like a cogwheel. If the man has one cog, the woman