said:
The meaning of the verse "He created for you from yourselves mates." is that He "God" created from your species the like of you so as to make you benefit and get advantage. Because every woman and every man is provided with genitals alike and similar that complement each other, and when coming into each other they give production. That is, by action of both of them "sexual organs" the work of production and procreation of offspring is achieved and fulfilled. Based on this, each one of them "man and woman" has a deficiency and in need and want to the other spouse, and from intermingling them together a complete full production will come out. Due to this need and lacking, each one of them feels inclined to and moves toward the other, and when copulation is done every one feels calm and at peace. Because every imperfect is so eager and anxious to what complements him/her, and every wanting is inclined to what meets his/her need and perfects him/her. This is exactly the sexual appetite "lust" that is established and deposited inside both the spouses. 6
In short, what the Quranic verses intend to demonstrate being not the philosophy of creation of the woman, but they in fact tell of the kind of spiritual and life connection between woman and man, and attachment to each other.
How Quran Introduces Talents of Men & Women
The second question whose answer should be found in the holy Quran being: How were the aptitudes and abilities of the woman and man divided in the Quran? And are all of them stated to belong to the men alone? Or no distinction is mentioned in it?
Further many verses are there in the Quran demonstrating the
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6. Al-Mizaan Fi Tafseer Al-Quran, vol. XVI, pp. 173-174