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Woman’s status in the creation narratives in the Qur’an and Torah
Sadatmoosavi, Zohreh1, Wan Zailan Kamaruddin Wan Ali2, Shokouhi, Mohammad Ali3.
Women have played various roles in all cultures throughout
time. However, the Qur’an and Torah have explicated the
specific role of women in their creation narratives. In particular,
the story of Adam and Eve’s creation and their fall from grace
after consuming the fruit from the Forbidden Tree are depicted
in both holy books. There are some resemblances in this story
between the Qur’an and Torah, but some significant differences
as well. For instance, the Torah considers that Eve was created
from Adam and seduced him to eat from the tree, thereby taking
chief responsibility. However, the Qur’an states that God has
created man and woman from a single soul (person) in order that
they dwell in love, placing equal blame on both. Moreover, the
Qur’an notes that they repented from their sin and God forgave
them. Due to the Torah’s significantly more biased perspective, this has had a negative influence on some important social and
religious values in Western civilization for nearly two thousand
years. This comparative study can offer an essential perspective
for redefining women’s dignity in the West and the superiority of
the Quranic approach.
Affiliation:
- University of Malaya, Malaysia
- University of Malaya, Malaysia
- University of Malaya, Malaysia
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