{"id":1396,"date":"2011-03-17T13:16:45","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T13:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp3\/?p=1396"},"modified":"2011-03-17T13:16:45","modified_gmt":"2011-03-17T13:16:45","slug":"women-rights-in-islam-modernising-or-outdated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sunnionline.us\/english\/2011\/03\/17\/1396\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Rights in Islam \u2013 Modernising or Outdated?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"aroseandhijab\"According to the Oxford dictionary, \u2018Women\u2019s Rights are the rights, that promote a position of social and legal equality, of women to men\u2019
According to the Oxford dictionary, \u2018they are the rights, claimed for the women, equal to those of men, as regards to suffrage that right to vote, as regards to property, etc\u2019.
\u2018Modernising\u2019, according to the Oxford dictionary means, \u2018to make modern, to adapt to modern needs or habits\u2019.<\/div>\n

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And according to the Webster\u2019s dictionary it means\u2026 \u2018To make modern, or to give a new character or appearance \u2013 e.g., to modernise ones ideas\u2019.
In short, modernising is a process of updating or opting for the betterment of the present status itself \u2013 It is not the present modern status itself.
Can we modernise ourselves, to master our problems, and to realize a new way of life, for the whole human race?
I am not concerned about the modern ideas, the conclusions and the categorical statements made by scientists and inexperienced armchair experts, as how a life should be lived by a woman.
I am going to base my conclusions and considerations on truth, which can be proved by experience.
Experience and unbiased factual holistic analysis, are the sure test, between the gold of truth, and the glitter of theory.
We have to check our thinking against reality, otherwise many a times, our mental process will go astray \u2013 Indeed the great brains of one time, believed that the world was flat.<\/p>\n

Women Rights in the West<\/strong><\/p>\n

If we agree with the \u2018Women\u2019s rights in Islam\u2019, as portrayed by the Western media, you have no option, but to agree that the \u2018Women\u2019s rights in Islam\u2019 are outdated.
The Western talk of women\u2019s liberation, is actually a disguised form of exploitation of her body, deprivation of her honour and degradation of her soul.
The Western society which speaks of upgrading the status of women in Islam, have actually reduced her status to concubines, to mistresses, to society butterflies, which are mere tools in the hands of sex marketers and pleasure seekers, which are disguised behind the colorful screen of art and culture.<\/p>\n

Women Rights in Islam<\/strong><\/p>\n

Islam\u2019s radical revolutionary support, gave women their due right and status in the days of ignorance\u2026 1,400 years ago.
Islam\u2019s objective was and continues to be, to modernise our thinking, our living, our seeing, our hearing, our feeling and striving for the women\u2019s upliftment and emancipation in the society.
Before I dwell further with the topic, I would like you to make note of a few points.
* Approximately one fifth of the world\u2019s population, consists of Muslims. There are different Muslim societies \u2013 Some may be close to Islam, some may be far away from Islam.
* The \u2018Women\u2019s rights in Islam\u2019 should judged according to the authentic sources, and not what individual Muslims do, or what the Muslim society does.
* The authentic sources of Islam, are the Qur\u2019an, which is the word of God, and the authentic Sunnah, and the traditions of our beloved Prophet (peace be upon him).
* Qur\u2019an will never contradict itself, nor will the authentic Hadith contradict itself\u2026 neither will these two authentic sources, contradict each other.
* Sometimes the scholars differ, and many a times, these differences can be removed by analyzing the Qur\u2019an as a whole, and not just by quoting one particular Verse. Because if one particular verse of the Qur\u2019an is ambiguous many a times the answer is given somewhere else in the Qur\u2019an \u2013 Some people quote one source and neglect all the other sources.
* It is the duty of every Muslim, male or female, to seek the pleasure of God, and to act as His trustee on this world, and not to try and gain fame or satisfy one\u2019s own ego.
Islam believes in equality of men and women \u2013 \u2018Equality\u2019 does not mean \u2018identicality\u2019.
In Islam, the role of a man and woman is complimentary, it is not conflicting. It is that of a partnership, it is not contradictory, so as to strive for supremacy.
Where \u2018Women\u2019s rights in Islam\u2019 is concerned, I have divided it into 6 broad categories.<\/p>\n

Six Categories of Women Rights in Islam<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first are \u2018the Spiritual rights\u2019, second are \u2018the Economical rights\u2019, third are \u2018the Social rights\u2019, fourth are \u2018the Educational rights\u2019, fifth are \u2018the Legal rights\u2019, and last are \u2018the Political rights\u2019.<\/p>\n

Sex is Not the Criteria to Enter Paradise:<\/span>
The greatest misconception that the West has about Islam, is that they think\u2026 \u2018Paradise in Islam, is only meant for the male \u2013 it is not meant for the female\u2019.
This misconception can be removed by quoting from Surah Nisa, Ch. No. 4, Verse No 124, which says, \u2018If any of you do deeds of righteousness, whether it be male or a female and has faith, they shall surely enter Paradise and not the least injustice shall be done to them\u2019
A similar thing is repeated in Surah Nahl, Ch.16, Verse No.97 which says\u2026
\u2018If any of you perform good deeds, be it a man or a woman and is a believer, We shall give you good life and We should reward you for all your good works\u2019.
Just because in Islam, sex is not the criteria to enter Paradise, will you call such rights in Islam as modernising or outdated?<\/p>\n

A. Spiritual Rights of Women in Islam<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another misconception is that, which the Western media has, that, \u2018The woman has no soul\u2019.
In fact, it was in the seventeenth century, when the Council of wise men, when they gathered at Rome, and they unanimously agreed that the woman had no soul.
In Islam, man and woman have the same spiritual nature. It is mentioned in Quran, Ch.4, Verse No.1, which says that, \u2018O humankind reverence your Guardian Lord, who has created you from a single person and created like nature his mate\u2019.
A similar thing is mentioned in Surah Nahl, Ch.16, Verse No.72, which says that, \u2018We have made for you companions and mates of your own nature\u2019.
In Surah Al-Shura, Ch.42, Verse No.11, it says, \u2018He is the one who has created the heavens and the earth and has made for you pairs from among yourselves\u2019.
Just because the spiritual nature of a man and woman is the same in Islam, will you call such rights in Islam, as modernizing or outdated?
The Qur\u2019an clearly mentions that, \u2018God has breathed somewhat of His spirit into the human beings\u2019.
If you read Surah Hijr, Ch.15, Verse No.29, it says, \u2018When I have fashioned you in due proportion and have breathed into you something of my spirit, fall you down in obeisance\u2019.
A similar thing is repeated in the Qur\u2019an, in Surah Sajdah, Ch. 32, Verse No.9, which says, \u2018Then He fashioned him and breathed into him of His Spirit\u2026\u2019.
Here, when God refers to as \u2018Something of My Spirit, is breathed into the human beings\u2019 \u2013 it does not mean, a sort of incarnation or a pantheistic form.
It means that Allah has given to every human being something of His spiritual Nature, and the Knowledge of God Almighty, and coming closer towards Him.
Here it refers to both Adam and Eve (may peace be upon them) \u2013 Both were breathed something of God\u2019s Spirit.
Again we read in the Qur\u2019an, that Allah has appointed the human being as His vicegerent, as His trustee, as is mentioned in Surah Isra, Ch.17, Verse No.70, which says, \u2018We have honoured the children of Adam and bestowed on them special favours\u2019.
Note, here all the children of Adam have been honoured, male as well as female.
There are some Religious scriptures, for example the Bible, which puts the blame on Eve for the downfall of humanity.
In fact if you read the Qur\u2019an in Surah Araf, Ch.7, Verse No.19 to 27, Adam and Eve (may peace be upon them both) are addressed, more than a dozen of times.
Both disobeyed God, both asked for forgiveness, both repented, and both were forgiven.
In the Bible, if you read Genesis, Ch. 3, only Eve is held responsible (May peace be upon her) for the downfall of humanity.
And according to the doctrine of \u2018Original Sin\u2019, because of Eve (may peace be upon her) the whole of humanity is born in sin.<\/p>\n

Does Pregnancy Uplift the Women or Degrade?<\/span>
If you read the Bible in Genesis, Ch. 3, Verse No.16, it says that,
\u2018To the woman He (God) said, \u201cI will greatly multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children, yet your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.\u201d\u2018
That means, pregnancy and child birth has been said in the Bible to degrade the women and the labour pain is a sort of punishment.
In fact if you read the Qur\u2019an, pregnancy and child birth have uplifted the women.
If you read Surah Nisa, Ch.4, Verse No.1, it says, \u2018Respect the womb that bore you\u2019.
Its mentioned in Surah Luqman, Ch.31, Verse No.14, it says, \u2018We have enjoined on the human being to be kind to the parents, in travail upon travail did their mother bore them and in years twain was their weaning\u2019.
A similar thing is mentioned in Surah Ahqaf, Ch.46, Verse No.15, it again repeats, which says, \u2018We have enjoined on the human beings to be kind to his parents\u2019.
To be kind to the parents \u2013 in pain did their mother bore them, and in pain did she give them birth \u2013 Pregnancy in the Qur\u2019an has uplifted the women not degraded her.
Just because pregnancy has uplifted the women in Islam will you call such rights in Islam as modernizing or outdated?<\/p>\n

Criteria in the Sight of God to Judge Male and Female:<\/span>
The only criteria for judgment in the sight of Allah is \u2018Taqwa\u2019, \u2018God consciousness\u2019 or \u2018righteousness\u2019.
It is mentioned in Surah Hujurat, Ch.49, Verse No.13 \u2018O humankind, We have created you from a single pair of male and female and have divided you into nations and tribes, so that you shall recognize each other not that you despise each other and the most honored in the sight of God, is the one who is the most righteous\u2019.
Sex, colour, caste, wealth has got no criteria in Islam \u2013 The only criteria in the sight of God is \u2018righteousness\u2019, neither is sex the criteria for God to reward or to punish a person.
If you read Surah Imran Ch.3 Verse No.195 it says \u2018I will never suffer the loss of any of you, be it male or female, you are companions unto each other\u2019.<\/p>\n

Equal Moral Duties for Men and Women:<\/span>
I had started my talk by quoting a verse from the Qur\u2019an from Surah Al Ahzab, Ch.33, Verse No.35, which says,
\u2018For Muslim men and Muslim women,
for believing men and women,
for devout men and women,
for true men and women,
for men and women who are patient and constant,
for men and women who give in charity,
for men and women who fast and deny themselves,
for men and women who guard their chastity,
for men and women who engage much in God\u2019s praise,
God has prepared for them forgiveness and a vast reward.\u2019
This verse indicates that the spiritual duties, the moral duties, for the men and women in Islam are the same \u2013 Both have to believe, both have to pray, both have to fast, both have to give in charity, etc, etc.
But the women has been given certain concession in Islam.
If she is undergoing her menstrual period or pregnancy, she does not have to fast \u2013 She can keep those fasts later on, when she is more healthy.
During the menstrual period and during the postnatal period, she needs not pray also \u2013 she has been given the concession, and neither does she have to compensate it later on.
Just because the moral duties of the men and women are equal in Islam will you call such rights in Islam as modernizing or outdated?<\/p>\n

B. Economical Rights to the Women<\/strong><\/p>\n

Islam gave economical rights to the women 1,300 years before the West.An adult Muslim woman can own, she can dispose or disown any of her property without consulting any one, irrespective whether she is married or she is single.
In 1870, it was the first time in England, that the West recognized the rights of the married woman, where she was allowed to own or dispose any of her property without consultation.
I do agree that the women were given their economical rights 1300 years ago \u2013 these are ancient rights \u2013 but the question is \u2013 \u2018are they modernizing or outdated?\u2019<\/p>\n

Women on Job:<\/span>
A women in Islam, if she wishes to work she can work \u2013 There is no text in the Qur\u2019an or the authentic Hadith which prevents or makes it prohibited for a woman to do any work, as long as it is not unlawful, as long as it is within the preview of the Islamic Shariah, as long as she maintains her Islamic dress code.
But natural, she cannot take up jobs, which exhibit her beauty and body \u2013 Like for example, modeling and film acting, and such kind of jobs.
Many of the professions and jobs which are prohibited for the woman are also prohibited for the man, for example serving alcohol, working in gambling dens, doing any unethical or dishonest business. All these jobs are prohibited for both men and women.
A true Islamic society requires women to take up profession such as doctors.
We do require female Gynecologists, we do require female nurses, we do require female teachers.
But, a woman in Islam has got no financial obligations \u2013 The financial obligation is laid on the shoulders of the man in the family \u2013 Therefore she need not work for her livelihood.
But in genuine cases, where there are financial crisis in which both the ends do not meet, she has the option of working.
Here too, no one can force her to work \u2013 She works out of her own, absolute free will.<\/p>\n

Financial Security for Women:<\/span>
A woman in Islam has been given more financial security, as compared to the man.
As I told you earlier, the financial obligation is not put on her shoulder \u2013 It is put on the shoulder of the man in the family. It is the duty of the father or the brother, before she is married and the duty of the husband or the son, after she is married to look after her lodging, boarding, clothing and financial aspects of her.<\/p>\n

Compulsory Marital Gift for a Woman:<\/span>
When she gets married, she is on the receiving end.
She receives a gift \u2013 she receives a dower or a marital gift, which is called as \u2018Meher\u2019.
And it is mentioned in the Qur\u2019an in Surah Nisa, Ch.4 Verse No.4 which says, \u2018Give to the woman in dower, a marital gift\u2019.
For a marriage to solemnize in Islam, \u2018Meher\u2019 is compulsory.
But unfortunately in our Muslim society here, we just keep a nominal \u2018Meher\u2019 to satisfy the Qur\u2019an, say 151 Rupees, or some people give 786 Rupees and they spend lakhs and lakhs of Rupees on the reception, on the decoration, on the flowers, on the lunch parties, on the dinner parties.
In Islam, there is no lower-limit, nor is there an upper limit for \u2018Meher\u2019 \u2013 But when a person can spend lakhs of Rupees on the reception, surely the \u2018Meher \u2019 should be much more.
There are various cultures which have crept into the Muslim societies, specially in the Indo-Pak area.
They give a small amount of \u2018Meher\u2019 and they expect the wife to give a fridge, to give a T.V set, they expect the wife to give an apartment, to give a car, etc., and a large sum of dowry, depending upon the status of the husband.
If he is a graduate, they may expect 1 lakh \u2013 If he is an engineer they may expect 3 lakhs \u2013 If he is a doctor they may expect 5 lakhs.
Demanding dowry from the wife, directly or indirectly is prohibited in Islam.
If the parents of the girl give the girl something out of their own free will, it is accepted \u2013 But demanding or forcing directly or indirectly, it is prohibited in Islam.<\/p>\n

No Financial Liabilities:<\/span>
If a Woman works, which she does not have to \u2013 whatever earning she gets, it is absolutely her property.
She need not spend on the household \u2013 if she wants to spend it is her free will.
Irrespective how rich the wife is, it is the duty of the husband to give lodging, boarding, clothing and look after the financial aspects of the wife.
In case of divorce or if a wife gets widowed, she is given financial support for the period of \u2018Iddah\u2019 \u2013 and if she has children, she is also given child support.<\/p>\n

Right to Inherit:<\/span>
Islam gave the right to the women to inherit, centuries ago.
If you read the Qur\u2019an \u2013 in several verses, in Surah Nisa, in Surah Baqarah and in Surah Maidah, it is mentioned that a woman, irrespective she is a wife or she is a mother, or a sister, or a daughter, she has a right to inherit. And it has been fixed by God Almighty in the Qur\u2019an.<\/p>\n

C. Social Rights of Women in Islam<\/strong><\/p>\n

Broadly it can be categorized into four sub-headings. Social rights given to a daughter, to a wife, to a mother and to a sister.<\/p>\n

Social Rights to a Daughter:<\/span>
Islam prohibits, female infanticide. The killing of female children is forbidden in Islam. It is mentioned in Surah Taqveem, Ch. 81, Verse No. 8 and 9,
\u2018when the female child is buried alive and when she questions you, for what crime was she killed\u2019. Not only female infanticide has been prohibited, all sorts of infanticides has been prohibited in Islam, whether it be a male child or a female child. It is mention in the Qur\u2019an in Surah A\u2019nam Ch.6, Verse No.151 that, \u2018Kill not your children for want of sustenance for it is God that will provide sustenance for you and for children\u2019. A similar thing is mentioned in Surah Isra, Ch.17 Verse No.31 which says\u2026 \u2018Kill not your children for want of sustenance, for it is God that will provide sustenance to you and your children, for killing of children is a major sin\u2019.
In the pre-Islamic Arabia, whenever a female child was born mostly she was buried alive. Alhamdullillah, after the spread of Islam this evil practice has been discontinued. But unfortunately it still continues in India \u2013 According to a BBC report, in the programe assignment the title of which was \u2018Let Her Die\u2019, there was a British reporter by the name of Emily Beckenen, who came all the way from Britain to India to give us the statistics of the female infanticide. In that programe, it gives the statistics, that every day more than 3,000 fetuses are being aborted on being identified that they are females. If you multiply this figure by the number of days, that is multiplied by 365, you get a figure of more than one million female fetuses are being aborted every year in our country. And there are big hoarding and posters in states like Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan, which says spend 500 Rupees and save 5 lakh Rupees.
What does it mean? \u2013 That spend Rupees 500 on medical examination like Aminocententus or Ultra Sonography, and identify the gender of child. If it is a female you can abort it and you\u2019ll save 5 lakh Rupees \u2013 How? The couple of lakhs you spend on upbringing her and the remaining lakhs of Rupees you spend on giving dowry to the man who will marry her (a custom in India). According to the report of the Government Hospital of Tamil Nadu \u2013 \u2018out of every 10 female children that are born, four are put to death\u2019 \u2013 No wonder the female population in India is less than the male population. Female infanticide was continuing in India since centuries \u2013 If you analyze the statistics of the 1901 census, for every 1000 males there were 972 females. According to the 1981 statistics and census, it tells you for every 1000 males you have 934 females. And the latest statistics of 1991 tells you that for every 1000 males you have 927 females. You can analyze that the female ratio is dropping every year \u2013 And since science and medicine has advanced, it has helped in this evil practice. Just because Islam tells you that you should not kill any children whether it be male or female will you call these rights in Islam as modernizing or outdated?
Qur\u2019an not only prohibits female infanticide, it rebukes at the thought of you rejoicing at the birth of a male child and getting saddened at the birth of a female child. In Islam, a daughter should be brought up correctly. In Islam, there should be no partiality in upbringing of the daughter or the son. According to a Hadith, \u2018In the presence of the Prophet Muhammad, once a man kissed his son and placed him on his lap but did not do the same to his daughter. The Prophet immediately objected and said that you are unjust \u2013 You should have even kissed your daughter and placed her on the other lap\u2019.<\/p>\n

Social Rights to Wife:<\/span>
All the previous civilizations, they have considered the women to be an \u2018instrument of the devil\u2019.
The Qur\u2019an refers to the women as \u2018Mohsana\u2019, that is a \u2018fortress against the devil\u2019.
And if a woman, who\u2019s good, marries a man, she prevents him from going on the wrong path.
There\u2019s a Hadith in which Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) he said that, \u2018there is no monasticism in Islam\u2019 .
And again according to Sahih Bukhari, Volume No. 7, Ch. No. 3 Hadith No 4 it says that \u2018the Prophet Muhammad ordained the young men, all those who have the means to marry, they should marry \u2013 For it will help them to guard their gaze and guard their modesty.
The Qur\u2019an say\u2019s that, \u2018We have put love into the hearts of the husband and wife\u2019.
If you read Surah Rum, Ch. 30, Verse No. 21 it says that, \u2018And amongst our signs We have created for you mates or companions, so that you may dwell in them in tranquillity and we have put love and mercy between your hearts\u2019.
According to Surah Nisa, Ch.4, Verse No.21, marriage is considered as a strong agreement, a strong contract.
According to Surah Nisa, Ch.4, Verse No.19, it says, \u2018You are prohibited to inherit women against their will\u2019 \u2013 Means, to marry the permission of both the parties are required.
It is compulsory that the man and women both should agree to marry. No one \u2013 not even the father can force their daughter to marry against her wishes.
There\u2019s a Hadith in Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 62, Number 69, which says \u2018that a lady she was forced by her father to marry against her wishes\u2019 \u2013 And she went to the Prophet and the Prophet invalidated the marriage\u2019.
Another Hadith in Ibn-e-Humbal, Hadith No. 2469, it says \u2018that a daughter was forced by her father to get married \u2013 And when the daughter approached the Prophet, the Prophet said you can either continue, or if you wish you can invalidate the marriage. That means, the consent of both the male and the female is required.
In Islam, a women is considered as a homemaker \u2013 She is not considered as a housewife, because she is not married to the house.
Many people use terminology, without understanding what it means \u2013 \u2018Housewife\u2019 means \u2018you are the wife of the house\u2019.
So I believe, from now onwards the sisters would prefer calling themselves \u2018homemakers\u2019, than \u2018house wives\u2019, if they are occupied more in the home.
In Islam, a woman, she is not married to a master that she should be treated like a slave \u2013 She is married to it is equal.
And there is a Hadith which says in Ibn-Hambal \u2013 Hadith No 736, 7396. It says that, \u2018the most perfect of the believers are those that are best in character and behavior, and those that are best to their family and their wives\u2019.
Islam gives equal rights to the man and woman. Qur\u2019an clearly mentions that men and women, husband and wife have equal rights in all aspects, except leadership in the family.
It is mentioned in the Qur\u2019an in Surah Baqarah Ch.2, Verse No.228. It says that, \u2018\u2026the women have been given rights similar against them (men) on equitable terms but the men have a degree higher\u2026\u2019.
Most of the Muslims have misunderstood this verse, when it says \u2018a men have a degree higher\u2019 \u2013 As I said we should analyze the Qur\u2019an as a whole. And its mentioned in Surah Nisa, Ch. 4, Verse No.34 which says, \u2018The men are the protectors and maintainers of the women, for God has given one of them more strength than the other and they give them their means\u2019.
People say the word \u2018Kawwam\u2019 means, \u2018one degree higher in superiority\u2019 \u2013 But actually the word \u2018Kawwam\u2019 comes from the root word \u2018Ikamah\u2019. \u2018Ikamah\u2019 means for example \u2018when you give the Ikamah before prayers \u2013 You stand up\u2019.
So \u2018Ikamah\u2019 means to standup \u2013 so the word \u2018Kawwam\u2019 means one degree higher in responsibility, not one degree higher in superiority.
Even if you read the commentary of \u2018Ibne-Kathir\u2019 \u2013 He says that the word \u2018Kawwam\u2019 means one degree higher in responsibility, not one degree higher in superiority.
And this responsibility, should be carried out by mutual consent of both husband and wife.
It is mentioned in Surah Baqarah, Ch.2, Verse No.187, which says, Which means\u2026 \u2018Your wives are your garments, and you are their garments\u2019.
What\u2019s the objective of garments \u2013 It is used to conceal and to beautify.
The husband and wife, should conceal each others faults, and they should beautify each other \u2013 Its a relationship of hands and gloves.
The Qur\u2019an mentions that, \u2018even if you do not like your wife, you should treat her kindly\u2019.
It is mentioned in Surah Nisa, Ch.4, Verse No.19, that, \u2018\u2026consort with them (your wives) in kindness, for if you hate them it may happen that you hate a thing wherein God has placed much good.
Even if you dislike your wife you have to treat her kindly and with equity
Just because the rights of a wife are equal to those of the husband in Islam, will you call such rights in Islam as modernizing or outdated?<\/p>\n

Social Rights to a Mother:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The only thing above respect to Mother, is the worship of God \u2013 It is mentioned in: Ch.17, Verse No.28-29, It says that\u2026
\u2018God has ordained for you, that you worship none but Him, and to be kind to your parents. And if any one or both of them reach old age do not say a word of contempt or repel them but address them with honour, and speak to them with kindness, and lower your wing of humility and pray to God \u2013 \u2018My Lord! bless them as they have cherished me in childhood\u2019. Surah Nisa, Ch. No. 4, Verse No. 1 says, \u2018Respect the womb that bore you\u2019. Surah A\u2019nam, Ch.6, Verse No.151, says that, \u2018You have to be kind to your parents\u2019. Surah Luqman Ch.31, Verse No.14, says that, \u2018We have enjoined on the human beings to be kind to his parents. In travail upon travail, did their mother bore them and in years twain was their weaning\u2019. A similar thing is repeated again in Surah Ahqaf, Ch.46, Verse No.15, that\u2026 \u2018We have enjoined on the human beings to be kind to his parents. In pain did their mother bore them and in pain did she give them birth\u2019.
Another Hadith related in Sahih Bukhari in Volume 8, Ch. No. 2 Hadith No. 2, as well as in Sahih-Muslim \u2013 It says that a man asked the Prophet Muhammad\u2026
\u2018Who requires the maximum love and respect and my companionship in this world? The Prophet replied \u2013 \u2018your mother\u2019 \u2018Who is next\u2019? \u2013 \u2018your mother\u2019 \u2018Who is next?\u2019 \u2013 \u2018your mother\u2019 The man asked for the fourth time, \u2013 \u2018Who is next\u2019 The Prophet replied \u2018your father\u2019. So 75% of the love and respect goes to the mother and 25% of the love and respect goes to the father. Three fourth of the better part of the love and respect goes to the mother \u2013 One fourth of the remaining part of the love and respect goes to the father.

Social Rights to a Sister:
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According to Surah Tawbah, Ch. 9, Verse No.71, it says that, \u2018The men and the women they are friends of each other\u2019.
Prophet Muhammed (may peace be upon him) he said, \u2018The women are the \u2018Shakat\u2019 -\u2018Shakat\u2019 means sister\u2019.<\/p>\n

D. Educational Rights to a Woman
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The first 5 verses which were revealed in the Qur\u2019an were from Surah Alaq, or Surah Iqra, Verse No. 1 to 5 which says:
\u2018Read, recite or proclaim in the name of your Lord, Who has created the human beings from a congealed clot of blood (a leech like substance).
Read, your Lord is most bountiful.
Who has taught the use of the pen.
Who has taught the human beings that which he knew-not\u2019.
The first guidance given in the Qur\u2019an to the humankind was not to pray, was not to fast, was not to give charity \u2013 It was read \u2013 Islam pays utmost importance to education.<\/p>\n

Education is Compulsory in Islam:<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Quran:
* God will exalt those of you who believe and those who are given knowledge to high degrees. (58:11)
* And say, O my Lord! increase me in knowledge. (20:114)
* And whoever is is given knowledge is given indeed abundant wealth. (2:269)
* According to a saying of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) \u201cIt is obligatory for every Muslim, male or female, to acquire knowledge (Al-Bayhaqi).
Imagine, 1400 years ago, when the women were ill treated and were only used as property, Islam asked the women to be educated. Because Islam tells that every woman should be educated, \u2013 Will you call such women\u2019s right\u2019s in Islam as modernizing or outdated?<\/p>\n

E. Legal Rights to a Woman<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the Islamic law, men and women are equal \u2013 The Islamic Law protects the life and property of a man and woman both. If a man murders a woman he too will receive the capital punishment of \u2018Kisaas\u2019. According to the Islamic law of \u2018Kisaas\u2019, men and women \u2013 irrespective the injury be of the eye, of the nose, of the ear, of the body \u2013 both receive equal punishment. And if the guardian of the murderer, even it be a woman \u2013 If she says, that forgive the murderer and she accepts \u2018Dia\u2019, that is compensation \u2013 her opinion cannot be rejected \u2013 they have to accept it. And if there\u2019s difference of opinion between the relatives of the person whose murdered \u2013 And some say that the murderer should be killed and some say that he should be forgiven and \u2018Dia\u2019 should be accepted \u2013 people should prevent the relatives from killing that murderer. And irrespective whether the witness or the opinion is given by a man or woman, it has same weight. According to Surah Maida, Ch.5, Verse No.30 \u2013 It says\u2026 \u2018As to the thief, whether he be man or a woman, cut off his or her hand as a punishment for his crime, an example from God\u2019. Means, if a person robs, irrespective whether he is a man or a woman his or her hands should be chopped \u2013 The punishment is the same. According to Surah Nur, Ch.24, Verse No.2, it says \u2018If any commits fornication, be it a man or a woman, flog them with 100 stripes\u2019. The punishment for fornication in Islam irrespective whether it is a man or a woman, it is the same \u2013 Flogging with 100 stripes. The punishment for men and women, is the same in Islam. In Islam a woman is allowed to give witness Imagine, Islam gave right to a woman to be a witness, 14 centuries ago. Even now in as late as 1980, the Jewish Rabai, they were considering that whether the women should be given a right to act as a witness or not \u2013 And Islam gave that right 1400 years ago. Accord ing to Surah Nur, Ch.24, Verse No.4, it is said \u2018If any of you put a charge against the chastity of a woman, produce 4 witnesses, and if they falter, flog them with 80 stripes\u2019. In Islam for a small crime, you require 2 witness \u2013 for a big crime you require 4 witnesses. Accusing a woman falsely is a big crime in Islam, therefore you require 4 witnesses. Now a days you see in the modern society, you find men abusing women and calling them all sorts of name. They call them prostitutes etc, and nothing is done. In an Islamic state, if a man calls her a \u2018prostitute\u2019 in public or anywhere else, and if she takes that man to court \u2013 And if that man cannot produce 4 witnesses or even if he produces 4 witnesses and any one of them falter, all of them will receive 80 lashes each, and in future all their evidence will be rejected. Islam gives utmost importance to the chastity of the woman. When a lady marries, she normally adopts the name of her husband. In Islam she has the option of either keeping her husband\u2019s name, either adopting the name of the husband, or maintaining her maiden name. And maintaining the maiden name is recommended in Islam \u2013 And we find in several Muslim societies that women, even after they get married they maintain their maiden name, because according to the Islamic law men and women are equal.Will you call such rights in Islam modernizing or outdated?<\/p><\/div>\n

F. Political Rights of a Woman<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Surah Tawba, Ch.9, Verse No.71, \u2018The men and the women they are friends (supporters) of each other\u2019. Supporters not only Socially \u2013 even Politically \u2013 Politically, men and women should support each other. Women can even take part in law making. And according to the famous Hadith in which Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), he was discussing with the Sahabas, and considering putting an upper limit on the \u2018Meher \u2019, since young men were discouraged from getting married \u2013 a lady from the back seat she objected and said When the Qur\u2019an says in Surah Nisa Ch.4, Verse No.20 that\u2026 \u2018you can even give a heap of treasure, a heap of gold in \u2018Meher\u2019, when Qur\u2019an puts no limit on \u2018Meher\u2019, who is Umar to put a limit (may Allah be pleased with him). And immediately Hazrat Umar (peace be upon him) said\u2026 \u2018Umar is wrong and the lady is right\u2019. Imagine, she was a common lady \u2013 If it would have been a famous lady, the name of the lady would be mentioned in the Hadith. Since the Hadith does not mention the name of the lady, we can understand that the lady was a common lady. Means, even a common lady can object to the \u2018Khalifa\u2019, the head of the state. And in technical terms it would be called that \u2013 \u2018she is objecting to the breach of the constitution\u2019,- because Qur\u2019an is the constitution of the Muslims \u2013 That means a woman can even take part in law making.
Women have even taken part in the battle fields There is a full chapter in the Sahih Bukhari mentioning women in the battle field \u2013 Women gave water \u2013 they give first aid to the soldiers. Because the Qur\u2019an says \u2018Man is the protector of the \u2018Woman\u2019. Under normal circumstances, the women should not go to the battle field. It is the duty of the man. Only when required, under necessity are women allowed \u2013 and they should go to the battle field if they want. Otherwise you\u2019ll have the same position as you are having in the USA.
Women in USA are Not Safe In USA women were allowed to join the battle since 1901 but they were not allowed to take active part \u2013 They only played the part of a nurse. Later on after the \u2018Feminist Movement\u2019 had started in 1973, the \u2018Feminist movement\u2019 demand ed \u2013 \u2018Why aren\u2019t women allowed to take active part in the battle field?\u2019 So the American government allowed women to take active part in the battle field. And according to a report of the Defense Department of America, which was released on the 23rd of April, 1993 it said that, \u201890 people were sexually assaulted in a convention, out of which 83 were women and 117 officers were charged with in disciplinary action\u2019. Imagine in one convention only, 83 women sexually assaulted. What was the crime of those 117 officers?
They made the women run and they snatched at their clothes. They made them parade absolutely nude without even covering the genital parts. They were made to have sex in public. Is this what you call \u2018Women\u2019s rights\u2019? If you think that this is what is \u2018Women\u2019s right\u2019, then you can keep your rights to yourselves. We do not want our sisters, our daughters our mothers to be sexually assaulted. And there was a uproar in the parliament and the President, Bill Clinton \u2013 he himself had to apologize publicly and he said, \u2018Necessary action will be taken\u2019. And you know when politicians say \u2018necessary action will be taken, what happens. So Islam allows women to take part in the battle field only when required. But there also they should maintain their Islamic dress and the Islamic ethics, and their modesty.<\/p>\n

USA Has One of the Highest Rates of Rape<\/strong><\/p>\n

United States of America is supposed to be one of the most advanced countries of the world. It also has one of the highest rates of rape in any country in the world. According to a FBI report, in the year 1990, every day on an average 1756 cases of rape were committed in U.S.A alone. Later another report said that on an average everyday 1900 cases of rapes are committed in USA. The year was not mentioned. May be it was 1992 or 1993. May be the Americans got \u2018bolder\u2019 in the following years.<\/p>\n

Islamic Law Let\u2019s Women Breathe Easily<\/strong><\/p>\n

Consider a scenario where the Islamic law is implemented in America. Whenever a man looks at a woman and any brazen or unashamed thought comes to his mind, he lowers his gaze. Every woman wears the Islamic dress as mentioned in Quran. After this if any man commits rape he is given capital punishment. I ask you, in such a scenario, will the rate of rape in America increase, will it remain the same, or will it decrease? If Islamic law is implemented in any part of the world, women will breathe easier.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before I conclude, I\u2019d like to give an example. As I said in the beginning of my talk, Islam believes in equality between men and women \u2013 Equality does not mean identicality.<\/p>\n

Suppose in a classroom 2 students, student \u2018A\u2019 and \u2018B\u2019, during an examination both come out first \u2013 Both secure 80% marks \u2013 80 out of 100. When you analyze the question paper, the question paper has 10 differ ent questions, each carrying 10 marks. In question 1 student \u2018A\u2019 got 9 out of 10, and student \u2018B\u2019 got 7 out of 10 \u2013 So in question 1 student \u2018A\u2019 was higher than student \u2018B\u2019. In question 2, student \u2018A\u2019 got 7 out of 10 and student \u2018B\u2019 got 9 out of 10 \u2013 Student \u2018B\u2019 was higher than student \u2018A\u2019 in question number 2. In question 3 both of them got 8 out of 10, both were equal. So when we add up the marks of all the ten questions, both student \u2018A\u2019 and \u2018B\u2019 got 80 out of 100. So in short, student \u2018A\u2019 and student \u2018B\u2019 are over all equal. In some questions \u2018A\u2019 is higher than \u2018B\u2019, in some questions \u2018B\u2019 is higher than \u2018A\u2019, in others both are equal. In the same fashion, taking the example that since God has given man more strength \u2013 Suppose a thief enters the house will you tell, \u2018I believe in women\u2019s rights \u2013 I believe in women\u2019s rights\u2019 \u2013 will you tell your mother, your sister and your daughter, to go and fight the thief?\u2019 No, but natural you\u2019ll fight him \u2013 If required they may interfere \u2013 Under normal circumstances since God has given you more physical strength, you have to go and tackle the thief. So here, in physical strength, man is one degree higher than the woman Let us take another example where it comes to respecting the parents \u2013 The children are supposed to respect the mother 3 times more than the father (as mentioned earlier). Here the women have one degree higher than the men \u2013 Over all both equal So Islam believes in equality, not identically \u2013 Men and women are over all equal in Islam. This was in brief, the highlights, of \u2018the Women\u2019s Rights in Islam\u2019. After this what the Muslim society did is different \u2013 Many of the Muslim societies did not give the women their rights and they deviated away from the Qur\u2019an and the Sunnah. The Western society is largely responsible for this \u2013 because of the Western societies, many Muslim societies have become over protective, over precautions and have gone to one extreme and deviated away from the Qur\u2019an and the Sunnah.<\/p>\n

On the other extreme, some of the Muslim societies turned to the Western culture, and followed their culture. I want to tell the Western society that if you analyze the women\u2019s rights in Islam according to the Qur\u2019an and the Sunnah \u2013 you will realize it is modernizing and not outdated.<\/p>\n

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