God’s use of a rib from Adam in creating the first woman could have impressed on the first human couple the closeness of their union.
وَلٰكِنْ كَيْفَ بَدَأَ هٰذَا ٱلتَّرْتِيبُ ،‏ وَمَا ٱلْهَدَفُ مِنْهُ ؟‏