Essay Number 3: Status of Women in the Qur"an.
For women, Islam is a special blessing; and the Prophet of Islam is indeed the greatest single benefactor of womenfolk. In Arabia, before the advent of Islam, the birth of a female child was regarded as a great misfortune and a shame, and cruel fathers buried them alive: "When news is brought to one of them of (the birth) of a female (child), his face darkens, and he is filled with inner grief. With shame does he hide himself from his people, because of the bad news he has had. Shall he retain it on sufferance and contempt, or bury it in the dust? Ah! What an evil choice they decide on." (The Qur'an: 16:58-59). Islam made this primal injustice a case for the highest court when on the Day of Judgment "the female (infant) buried alive, will be asked for what crime she was killed." (The Qur'an: 81:8-9). .
In a world where woman was no more than an object of sexual gratification for men, and at a time when the religious circles argued over whether woman was human or not, with a soul of her own, Islam proclaimed, "O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female." (The Qur'an 49:13). "O Mankind! Reverence your Guardian-Lord, Who created you from a single person, created of like nature his mate, from them scattered countless men and women. Fear Allah, through whom you demand your mutual rights and reverence the wombs (that bore you), for Allah ever watches over you." (The Qur'an 4:1).
Islam removed some of the false notions about woman. It for instance refuted the idea that Eve tempted Adam to disobey God, and thus caused his downfall. The Qur'an explicitly says that they both disobeyed and negates the idea that the woman is a source of evil. The Qur'an mentions some of the women with great respect, ea. the wives of Adam, Abraham, the mothers of Moses and Jesus. Some of them (Mary and Sarah, for instance) were visited by angels and they talked to them.
(Qur"an 28:229). ... (Qur"an 4:32). ... (Qur"an 16:72). ... (Qur"an 9:71) This implies that men and women support each other not only socially but politically as well. ... In conclusion, the Qur"an states that both men and women are equal in the eyes of Allah, their God. ...
Women in Islam The status of Muslim women in neither a new nor a fully settled issue(Baldawi 131). ... Most stereotypes of Islamic women are a result from the way women are treated in Arabian times. ... The Qur"an states: "Never will I waste the work of a worker among you, weather male or female, the one of you being from the other" (Al-Qur"an 3:195). ... The holy book of Islam is know as the Qur"an, which means recitation, since the book is meant to be read aloud. The Qur"an has a somewhat different interpretation of the Adam and Eve story. ...
The Qur"an sura 82: The Tearing In this sura the people who had committed crimes are punished by the day of reckoning. ... (Verses 19-20) In the commentary the author points out that the question of what can tell you of the day of reckoning gives the readers a feeling of mystery and it is only a tiny piece of the puzzle with the other pieces somewhere in other poetic verses of the Qur"an. ... The Qur"an is just the opposite, leaving traces and hints of the components that all comes together to form the greater picture. ...
Islam is constructed as a living religious system, through Shari"a Law, birth, marriage, Funerary Rites, the Five Pillars, women's duties and food codes. ... Muslim women are limited and are deemed inferior to men, as creation beliefs see them as only evolving from Adam's rib. Muslim women are also expected to dress in an unpretentious and sanitary manner, in accordance to Islamic principals, only revealing their hands, face and hair. ... The reality that women are treated unequal to men because of Islamic beliefs of creation, and the fact that they cover their bodies to satisfy Qur"...
The Holy Book of Islam is called the Qur"an. The Qur"an is said to be the very word of Allah (Ismail K. ... Qur"an 5:32 ."... Qur"an 5:87 .and do not aggress; GOD dislikes the aggressors. ... Innocents, such as women children and invalids must never be harmed, and any peaceful overtures from the enemy must be accepted. ...
Muslims study the Qur"an which is the writings of the profit Muhammad. ... Views on Human rights seem to conflict between Islam and Christianity; specifically those of women. Most of the Christian world thinks Muslim women are treated as property and have few rights. ... The Holy Qur"an declares that men and women are born equal. ... ("Other Islamic Issues" 1) While many Muslim women do wear clothes that fully cover their bodies and heads this is more tradition than the Qur"an which only requires such clothing while in a Mosque. ...
In pre-Islamic poetry, poets used "wasf" for animals, plants, and women. In the Qur"an, it is used to describe the Day of Judgment and heaven. ... In contrast, Qur"anic verses give praise to Allah, for his mercy and greatness. ... the Qur"an asks. ... He is given due praise accordingly in the Qur"an. ...
A suicide bomber launches himself into a bus full of women and children in Tel Aviv. ... Muslim women who are veiled can't go anywhere in the Western world without being taunted as being oppressed or being mad for covering themselves up. ... Look at its sources, the Qur"an and Sunna, and see what they have to say. ... In the Qur"an, Allah says, "So obey not the disbelievers, but make a great effort against them by preaching with the Qur"an." ... We judge Islam by what is said in the Qur"an. ...
Islam honors women and places them highly. ... Hence Mohammed was concerned with the role of women" (37). Islam gives women specific rights, as well as duties and responsibilities. ... God says in the Holy Qur"an, "Whoso acts righteously, whether male or female and is a believer, We will surely grant him a pure life (4:123; also 16:19)" ( qtd. in Agbetola 134). ... In the Qur"an it is clearly stated that a woman's approval of her marriage is a necessity. ...
