11-02-2004, 03:22 AM
"When God asked Adam why did he eats from the forbidden tree, he answered, according to the O.T. "And the man said, the WOMAN whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, the serpent beguiled me, and I did eat." Genesis 3:12-13
"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise the head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Unto the woman he (God) said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee." Genesis 3 : 15-16
Do you see here, Adam who committed the sin of eating from the forbidden tree blame it on woman (Eve)? And since then, men of all generations have been blaming Women for their sins. You see that God in the Bible is blaming Eve and punishing her and all the women to come for the sin she did.
However, If we women read the same story in the Qur’an, (2:31-36), (7:19-25),(20:115-123) we will find that Allah says in the Qur’an :
1. Never blamed Eve for the sin that Adam committed . Allah spoke about both Adam and Eve being duped by Satan, and never singled Eve out.
2. Adam is held responsible for the sin he committed, he cannot blame it on Eve, since he is as a responsible human being as she.
3. Both Adam and Eve were punished for their sin by being ousted from Paradise.
4. Eve did not receive any harsher admonition than Adam and was not threatened by misery for herself and all her female offsprings as the Bible depicts.