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Among the influences which have played an important role in defining the social, legal, spiritual, and cosmological status of women in the course of Islamic history are the sacred scriptures of Islam: the Quran; [5] the ḥadīth, which are traditions relating to the deeds and aphorisms attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his companions; [6] ijmā', which is a scholarly consensus ...
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The first thing to know about Islamic rules for women is that it represents a huge step up from what came before it. Pre-Islamic Arabia was a wild and chaotic place: Female infants were routinely buried alive and the rules for marriage, and family life and commerce changed every few miles. Multiple religions and local customs made a hash of the loc...
Islamic law treats marriage as the transfer of stewardship over a woman from her father to her husband. In liberal Muslim communities, this is mostly a formality, but conservative places such as Iran take women’s dependence very seriously in the marriage contract, which is usually negotiated between a girl’s father and her prospective husband. Duri...
Wherever two groups of people are given radically different jobs, some inequality is bound to creep into the system. Islam is no exception. In the Quran, men are described as being “a grade above” women in matters such as law, religion, and society. Husbands are the instructors and – essentially – supervisors of their wives. A wife controls the hom...
Nov 22, 2024 · 'Women in Islam’ is an issue that engenders widely varying opinions, interpretations and beliefs. Literature on this subject should be used with caution, as sources, especially on the Internet, range in authority and quality from rigorous research to deliberate misinformation. Great women in Islamic History: a forgotten legacy - FUNCI
- Ali Houissa
- 2015
The value of women in Islam is undeniable to any logical mind. Women make up the mothers, sisters, wives, and daughters of society. They are instrumental in raising upright children, ensuring that Islam is upheld in the home, instilling and modeling religious values to those around them, and being the beacons of modesty and piety to which societal standards are held.
Nov 22, 2024 · Women, Islam & Equality (National Council of Resistance of Iran) Women in Islam versus Women in the Judaeo-Christian Tradition: The Myth & the Reality (by Dr. Sherif Abdel Azeem) Arab Woman : Potentials and Prospects (The three articles that follow are reprints of original pieces published by Arab Perspectives in its October, 1980 issue, Vol. 1 ...
- Ali Houissa
- 2015
Jan 19, 2009 · The Legal and Political Aspect of Women in Islam (1) Equality before the Law: Both genders are entitled to equality before the Law and courts of Law. Justice is genderless (see the Quran 5:38, 24:2, and 5:45). Women do possess an independent legal entity in financial and other matters.
The culture of education for women was established by the time of the revolution so that even after the revolution, large numbers of women entered civil service and higher education, [51] After the 1989 Iranian constitutional referendum, changes resulted in an improvement in the lives and opportunities of women. [52]
