Examining the Law of Pairs and Its Role in Self-Knowledge

“Choose a partner that is compatible with you in every aspect, so that you can have a loving peaceful relationship with them.”

This golden advice is the summary of all pre-marital pieces of advice, and of course, it is true. Those who have chosen the wrong partner and endured the heavy consequences will surely confirm the truth of this statement. Of course, the law of pairs is a broad concept and extends beyond humans. God has created everything in the world in pairs.

Being pairs literally means being matched and together. The law of pairs refers to the relationship between two things that follow a specific goal based on a certain plan, and the existence of one without the other disrupts the main and expected function. It does not matter whether these two entities are male and female or something else, whether they are animals, plants, or inanimate objects, and whether they are small or large, in the same place or in different places, opposite or similar. It is important that these two things be matched. Therefore, concepts such as male and female, attraction and repulsion, positive charge and negative charge, night and day, heaven and hell, intellect and ignorance, lightness and heaviness, warmth and coldness, dryness and humidity, and many other concepts can be examples of the law of pairs.

As we stated, the law of pairs is not just related to gender relationship and covers various aspects. With the advancement of science, more instances of the law of pairs have been discovered, and it has been proven that this principle even applies to the smallest subatomic particles called D and U quarks or to dibasic plants. In any case, the orderly and logical stability that exists in nature is due to the universal law of pairs.

Harmony, the First Principle of the Law of Pairs

You have probably heard or used a phrase like this: “I’ve been seeing black spots in vision, and I can’t see well.” What is happening? Our eyes are no longer able to communicate correctly with their partner, which is light. As a result, we are suffering from poor eyesight. All our five senses have their corresponding pair, and their health depends on the correct relationship with this pair. Our ears pair with sound and communicate only with it. Our skin reacts to anything touchable, such as cold and heat, and our sense of taste is paired with flavors.

Imagine offering a thick philosophical book to someone who is hungry, hoping that reading it will satisfy her hunger, or trying to hear sounds by smelling them! It is funny, and none of us would do such things. Every part of our existence has its own unique pair which does not fulfill the needs of other parts because it is not compatible with them. It is like turning a bunch of keys in the lock of your door—only the key that perfectly fits the lock will open the door.

Desire, the Second Important Principle of the Law of Pairs

The law of pairs states that every pair is made up of two separate parts that have a relationship with each other. Regardless of the type of this relationship, it is characterized by attraction, the will to accompany, or desire. The desire of the eye to see, the relationship between the two poles of a magnet, the attraction between male and female in different species, the affinity between the intellect and the acquisition of knowledge, etc., are examples of the desire and attraction that exist between different pairs.

In general, in any relationship where there are pairs, one or both of the partners must have a desire towards the other. We worry if we have no appetite for food for a long time because we know that this is not normal. Or it is not normal if someone who reaches the age of puberty has no desire for marriage and relationship with the opposite sex; it definitely shows that the animal dimension of her existence is out of balance. If we push the opposite ends of a magnet together, and they are not attracted, our magnet has lost its magnetic property. Therefore, the desire and inclination between a pair can be seen as a sign of their health and natural development. We will deal with this topic further in future lessons.

The Law of Pairs in Human Beings

We often imagine marriage as being with a person of the opposite gender. But this idea of marriage includes only the physical dimension of our existence. Having a partner has a wider meaning in humans because humans are very complex creatures. We have different dimensions and levels of existence, each of which has its own partner. The partner is compatible and harmonious with the structure of these levels and arouses the desire in these dimensions; each dimension and level of our existence finds peace in its partner.

When it comes to human beings, the law of pairs is unique compared to other creatures . We humans do not have one match or partner, but all parts of our being are paired with something. Interestingly, our main partner, that brings us lasting peace and happiness, is not the lady or gentleman smiling next to us in the picture on the wall.

In this article, we examined the concept of pairing and stated that everything in the world follows the law of pairs. In addition, we mentioned the two important principles of compatibility and desire in this law. Understanding the law of pairs is vital in comprehending the inherent qualities and potentials of creatures, especially those of the human being.

We also stated that the law of pairs is present in the whole universe, and every phenomenon has its own unique match or partner. Of course, it is interesting to note that the paring of different beings is a topic that is mentioned in several verses of the Quran, including Surah Dhariyat, verse 49[1], and Surah Yasin, verse 36[2].

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References

[1]. And of everything We created pairs, that possibly you would be mindful.

[2]. Glory be to the One Who created all things in pairs—be it what the earth produces, their genders, or what they do not know!