“The word Ash-shams, the sun, is feminine; and Qamar, the moon, is masculine. The sun burns itself to give life and light to everything, and the moon is muneer, it reflects the light. Within itself, it has no light; it radiates the brilliance of the sun. So when we shine as men, we are reflecting the glorious light of our women.”
– Sheikh Abdullah Adhami
(some people on islamica have that as their signatures, a position i agree with — despite all my chauvinistic jokes… 😛 )