223نِساؤُكُم حَرثٌ لَكُم فَأتوا حَرثَكُم أَنّىٰ شِئتُم ۖ وَقَدِّموا لِأَنفُسِكُم ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاعلَموا أَنَّكُم مُلاقوهُ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ المُؤمِنينَMuhammad AsadYour wives are your tilth; go, then, unto your tilth as you may desire, but first provide something for your souls,1 and remain conscious of God, and know that you are destined to meet Him. And give glad tidings unto those who believe.In other words, a spiritual relationship between man and woman is postulated as the indispensable basis of sexual relations.