WOMEN IN ISLAM ============ Allah has created every living being in pairs, Male and female. [Quran 51:49] In Islam a woman has a distinct and separate identity. ✿ Islam has given her the right to own property. ✿ She is the owner of her earnings. ✿ She can dispose of her earnings and property as she wishes within the bounds of halal (lawful) and haram (unlawful). ✿ Islam has given women a right to inheritance. ✿ She has a claim on the property of her dead father, husband or childless brother. ✿ A woman has a right to develop her talent and seek employment within limits of Islam. Women have a very important place in Islamic Society. Unlike a number of other religions, Islam holds a woman in high esteem. Her importance as a mother and a wife has been clearly stated by Prophet Muhammad (saw). Some of the famous sayings of the Prophet (saw) are: Paradise lies at the feet of your mothers. [Al-Hakim] Once a person asked the prophet who deserves the best care from me? The prophet (saw) said your mother (3 times), then your father and then your closest relatives. [Bukhari] He Prophet (saw) also said Fear Allah (swt) in respect of women; and, the best of you are they who behave best to their wives; and, a Muslim must not hate his wife, and if he is displeased with one bad quality in her, let him be pleased with one that is good; the more civil and kind a Muslim is to his wife, the more perfect in faith he is. These sayings clearly prove the important position given to women in Islam but there are still people, especially in the West, who have misgiving’s about the status of women in Islam. To these people, the Muslim women is seen almost as a prisoner in the four walls of the house, a non-person and someone who has no rights and is living always under the domination of a man. These nations are totally wrong and are based on ignorance rather then knowledge of Islam. One of the rites of Hajj is a fast walk between As-Safa and Al-Marwah, which is observed to remember the event of Hajar; mother of Prophet Ismail, who ran between these two Hills to find water. This is another proof of the importance given to women by Islam. ✿ In Islam, a Woman is always under the care of someone. ✿ When she’s young, she’s under the care of her parents. ✿ When she’s married, she’s under the care of her husband. ✿ And when she’s old, she’s under the care of her children. ✿ These are her guardians and worldly protectors. Look at how Allah (swt) take cares of them from birth till death!
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 07:11:26 +0000
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