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Clerical esteem for women's values
A strong streak of mother worship appears repeatedly in clerical proclamations, such as the following announcement, made in 1946 by mullah Abd al-Karim Faqihi Shirazi:
"The effect of women upon society is greater than that of men, and they are more beneficial to its orderly formation than men because their womanly nature and motherly love can endure any hardship … So that the Arabs would see the value and worth of their girls, the Prophet … would say … 'What I esteem in this world—love and affection—is from the world of women.'” Mother Persia: Women in Iran's History
"The effect of women upon society is greater than that of men, and they are more beneficial to its orderly formation than men because their womanly nature and motherly love can endure any hardship … So that the Arabs would see the value and worth of their girls, the Prophet … would say … 'What I esteem in this world—love and affection—is from the world of women.'” Mother Persia: Women in Iran's History
