The Concept of Marriage in Islam (Part 2)

Both men and women are the joint heirs of the grace of life, and unless there is very and intimate form of companionship in them they can not enjoy the true grace of life.

The Holy Qur’an says:

He it is Who created you from a single soul, and of the same did He make his spouse, that he might find comfort in her. ”  ( 7: 189 ) 

“Comfort” Implies much more than a mere sexual gratification. It is not too much to say that the whole conception of the marriage relation in Islam is charged with spiritual and moral ideas, and must of necessity elevate the status of matrimonial alliance in the individual and social life. 

In Islam the Union of the sexes has been purified and the joy of the married relationship secured by the absolute prohibition of every kind of extra- matrimonial connection. The Holy Qur’an stresses upon the people to marry as it is the most effective means whereby one can lead a virtuous life free from immorality and emotional inhibition.

The Holy Qur’an says:
“They ( your wives) are as a garment to you, and you as a garment to them. “
(Quran 2 :187) 

The mutual relation of husband and wife is here described in words which can not be surpassed in beauty. Herein is the correct description of the relationship between the two. The husband and the wife are for mutual support, mutual comfort and mutual protection, fitting into each other as garments fit into each other. 

Part 1: https://www.thesciencefaith.com/the-concept-of-marriage-in-islam/