"Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers." (Surah Al-A'raf 7:23)
In Western and Middle Eastern societies, the "first couple" became the archetype for marriage: the man as the protector/provider, the woman as the helper/child-bearer. The concept of Taqwa (God-consciousness) in Islam modified this, but the structural hierarchy remained. pahali aurat pahala mard full