The status of woman in

Islam

In the midst of the darkness that engulfed the In the midst of the darkness that engulfed the world, the divine revelation echoed in the wide world, the divine revelation echoed in the wide desert of Arabia with a fresh, noble and universal desert of Arabia with a fresh, noble and universal message to humanity: message to humanity:

‘‘O mankind, keep your duty to your Lord who O mankind, keep your duty to your Lord who created you from a single soul and from it created created you from a single soul and from it created its mate (of same kind) and from them twain has its mate (of same kind) and from them twain has spread a multitude of men and spread a multitude of men and women’(Quran:4:1)women’(Quran:4:1)

  And Allah has made And Allah has made for you wives of your for you wives of your own kind, and has own kind, and has made for you, from made for you, from your wives, sons and your wives, sons and grandsons, and has grandsons, and has bestowed on you bestowed on you good provision. Do good provision. Do they then believe in they then believe in false deities and false deities and deny the Favour of deny the Favour of Allah (by not Allah (by not worshipping Allah worshipping Allah Alone). QURAN 16:72Alone). QURAN 16:72

The spiritual Aspect  ….So their Lord

accepted of them (their supplication and answered them), "Never will I allow to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female. You are (members) one of another…. QUR’AN 3:195

 Whoever works righteousness, whether male or female, while he (or she) is a true believer (of Islamic Monotheism) verily, to him We will give a good life (in this world with respect, contentment and lawful provision), and We shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do (i.e. Paradise in the Hereafter). Qur’an 16:97

2.The social Aspect

 And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) shall be questioned.

 For what sin she was killed?Qur’an 81:8-9

  And when the news of (the birth of) a female (child) is brought to any of them, his face becomes dark, and he is filled with inward grief!

 He hides himself from the people because of the evil of that whereof he has been informed. Shall he keep her with dishonor or bury her in the earth ? Certainly, evil is their decision. Quran 16: 58-59

The Prophet’s sayings: whosoever has a daughter and he does not bury her alive, does not insult her and does not favor his son over her, God will enter him into paradise. Whosoever supports two daughters till they mature, he and I will come in the day of judgement like this (he pointed with his 2 fingers held together.

The right of females to seek knowledge is not different from that of males. Prophet Muhammed (p b u h) said :``Seeking knowledge is mandatory for every Muslim .”

Muslim as used here including

both males and females.

Muslim judge

The prophet (p.b.u.h.) said:

`` The most perfect believers are the best in conduct and best of you are those who are best to their wives.”

Islam considers kindness to parents next to the worship of God.

The Quran says

`` And we have enjoined upon man (to be good) to his parents: His mother bears him in weakness upon weakness……

Surah 31: verse15.

IS THE HIJAB A HINDRANCE???

The muslim woman wears hijab (veil) on the basis of her belief that it is a command from Allah, revealed to protect the Muslim Woman, to make her character distinct, and to keep her away from the slippery slope of immorality and error. It is not a custom or tradition inherited from her mother or grandmother.

Conclusion The status which women reached during the present

era was not achieved due to the kindness of men or due to natural progress. It was rather achieved through a long struggle and sacrifice on woman’s part and only when society needed her contribution and work, and due to the escalation of technological change.

In the case of Islam such compassionate and dignified status was decreed, not because it reflects the environment of the 7th century, not under the threat or pressure of women and their organisations , but rather because of its intrinsic truthfulness.

PROUD TO BE MUSLIM WOMEN!!!

DESIGNED BY-

THAHIRA YAHYA

&

SALMA ARIF