The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times Issue #25 December 2014 | Page 41

The attack on the divine
feminine is nothing new. It has
existed for centuries, with the
misinterpretation of religious
texts putting the emphasis on
patriarchal authority; it resulted
in the suppression and neglect of
women.
It all begins in Eve (a.s) who is
believed to have led Adam (a.s)
to incur the wrath of Allah (swt)
in the Garden of Eden by eating
the forbidden fruit. This is an
easy excuse because Adam (a.s)
was a Messenger of God and also
the protector of Eve (a.s) as her
husband putting the blame of
the act entirely on Eve (a.s) is an
insult to Adam (a.s). Instead of
looking towards that incident
with appreciation for the vast
mercy of Allah (swt), it is often
referred to in an argument to
belittle the intellect of women.
Before even arguing on such a
topic, it is essential that we
understand that both masculine
and feminine have roles and
duties to fulfil. While the
masculine is linear energy that
is centred around action and
attainment, the feminine energy
is the creative divine energy
which births and cradles the
world in her arms, in order to do
this she is soft and led with her

intuition and awareness if this
did not exist, there would be no
creative force in the world. This
is an immense power and
thinking of it as a hindrance is
sinful for it is complaining and
questioning the Creator who
bestowed such abilities and
roles.