what is your opinion about women rights in islam?
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if "women rights" in your opinion is when a woman gets money for showing her body as a tool for advertisment and being so cheap ... then no, we muslims have no women rights\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUNLESS you mean women right to go work in a safe working condition and having the right to vote then yes we have women rights since 1400 yrs ago up to this minute.\n\n\n\nabout the retards husbands that treats their wives badly we can find those retards in any religon and not only Islam.\n\n\n\n\n\nProphet Muhammad (may peace and blessings of God be upon him) said: "Treat women well and be kind to them; they are your partners and committed helpers\n\n\n\n\nProphet Muhammad(PBUH) said: "Only an honorable man treat women with honor and integrity. And only a mean, deceitful and dishonest man humiliates and insults women." Referring to physical abuse, he added: "Never hit your wives, they are your partners and sincere helpers." He exemplified this by never, ever, hitting a women or child. The Prophet guaranteed protection of the life, honor, and property of women.
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THE STATUS OF WOMAN IN ISLAM\nBy Jamal A. Badawi\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nCONTENTS\nPREFACE \n\nINTRODUCTION \n\nHISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES \n\n\nWomen in Ancient Civilization \nWOMEN IN ISLAM\n\n1. The Spiritual Aspect \n2. The Social Aspect\n(a) As a Child and Adolescent \n(b) As a Wife \n(c) As a Mother\n3. The Economic Aspect \n4. The political Aspect \nCONCLUSION \n\nBIBLIOGRAPHY \n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nPREFACE \n\nFamily, society and ultimately the whole of mankind is treated by Islam on an ethical basis. Differentiation in sex is neither a credit nor a drawback for the sexes. Therefore, when we talk about status of woman in Islam it should not lead us to think that Islam has no specific guidelines, limitations, responsibilities and obligations for men. What makes one valuable and respectable in the eyes of Allah, the Creator of mankind and the universe, is neither one's prosperity, position, intelligence, physical strength nor beauty, but only one's Allah-consciousness and awareness (taqwa). However, since in the Western culture and in cultures influenced by it, there exists a disparity between men and women there is more need for stating Islam's position on important issues in a clear way. \n\nDr. Jamal Badawi's essay, The Status of Women in Islam, was originally published in our quarterly journal, Al-lttihad, Vol. 8, No. 2, Sha'ban 1391/Sept 1971. Since then it has been one of our most-demanded publications. We thank Br. Jamal for permitting us to reprint his essay. We hope it will clarify many of the misconceptions. \n\nAnis Ahmad, \nDirector Dept. of Education and Training\nMSA of U.S. and Canada \nP.O. Box 38 Plainfield, IN 46168 USA \n\nJumada al Thani 1400 April 1980 \n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nI. INTRODUCTION \nThe status of women in society is neither a new issue nor is it a fully settled one. \n\nThe position of Islam on this issue has been among the subjects presented to the Western reader with the least objectivity. \n\nThis paper is intended to provide a brief and authentic exposition of what Islam stands for in this regard. The teachings of Islam are based essentially on the Qur'an (God's revelation) and Hadeeth (elaboration by Prophet Muhammad). \n\nThe Qur'an and the Hadeeth, properly and unbiasedly understood, provide the basic source of authentication for any position or view which is attributed to Islam. \n\nThe paper starts with a brief survey of the status of women in the pre-Islamic era. It then focuses on these major questions: What is the position of Islam regarding the status of woman in society? How similar or different is that position from "the spirit of the time," which was dominant when Islam was revealed? How would this compare with the "rights" which were finally gained by woman in recent decades? \n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nII. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES \nOne major objective of this paper is to provide a fair evaluation of what Islam contributed (or failed to contribute) toward the restoration of woman's dignity and rights. In order to achieve this objective, it may be useful to review briefly how women were treated in general in previous civilizations and religions, especially those which preceded Islam (Pre-610 C.E.). Part of the information provided here, however, describes the status of woman as late as the nineteenth century, more than twelve centuries after Islam. \n\n\nWomen in Ancient Civilization \n\nDescribing the status of the Indian woman, Encyclopedia Britannica states: \n\nIn India, subjection was a cardinal principle. Day and night must women be held by their protectors in a state of dependence says Manu. The rule of inheritance was agnatic, that is descent trac
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Yes, Islam teachings cleared this idea and showed the quality between people.\n\nand for those who are saying there's no equality between man and woman in Islam, then they know nothing about Islam except what they are seeing in TV from the bad media of their own countires, and by the way women can drive in all the muslim countries except Saudia Arabia ONLY, and they got there reasons that i dont want to go through.\n\nIslam also made equality with men and women, the thing that we differ from that Islam taught us how to take care of women and let them wear proper clothing for one goal which Islam wanted is to protect them from rape and sexual harrasment that happens hundreds of times a day in different countries, as muslims we took direct teachings from Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) to treat women just like treating glass, handle with care ;), because he knew how sensitive women are and complicated, therefore we should not break their hearts.\n\nIslam is great from this aspect of equality, even Martin Luther King was impressed by equality of Islam, when civil wars was on between black and white in the US here in Islam black and white were living as brothers up to this day.\n\nsomething that made me proud actually how in every year in HAJ pilgrims from rich and poor , black and white gather for praying for one God beside each other and hand by hand.
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First, you kind of missed some parts of the verse:\nAnd secondly, I am not sure where you got your translations, but it is not giving out the full tranalation.\n\nYusufali 2:228] Divorced women shall wait concerning themselves for three monthly periods. Nor is it lawful for them to hide what Allah Hath created in their wombs, if they have faith in Allah and the Last Day. And their husbands have the better right to take them back in that period, if they wish for reconciliation. And women shall have rights similar to the rights against them, according to what is equitable; but men have a degree (of advantage) over them. And Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.\n\n\nWhen a woman gets a divorce, she has to wait for like 40 days before she can remarry.\nHowever, if the husband and the wife decide to reconcile, than they are allowed to do it.\n\nThere you go, if you read the right translation, you might understand.\nSO as you can see, how people have already thought that Islam downputs women through their wrong translation,...... but when you give them the right translation, than they dont have a word to say....... Read the verse......
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I love the blunt way you put it.\nYou call a spade a spade. \nThe Muslim law allows men to “marry” a woman and divorce her an hour later after they have screwed her. This is law is used all the times in Muslim countries to cover up prostitution. For example young girls from Iran, or India, “marry” rich Saudis for just one night.
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I'm also a Muslim (girl)\nAnd I believe the equallity between men and women.\nThere shouldn't be any discrimination between other sexes.
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hi black_killz.,\nvery intrusting answer,u feeling very comfortable with burka?? but just see this question in terms of all the women's who suffering and paying for this.\n\nI come to know by ur point that the guys those r following Islam/or anyone society who in favor of burka,u say .. coz they want women's protection?? it means these guys r most found of stare to women's then other guys from all over world. means this is the problem of yr socity,they only can see a women only simble of lust,so they need to cover their eyes and surely need to improve their ideas, but when society is man oriented ,then they suggest scarifies fr womens and cover their womens,why don make yr women's strong, give her rights , her freedom, , develop her individuality , but they made only capable to women fulfill their lust ,their demands to take care of their kitchen and kids.\n\nactually burka is a just a part of this mentality, why u keep illiterate yr womens,why u  make difference in education between yr daughter and son, why Islam support 4 wife's to a men, why only the first right of divorce given to a men, now last month they provide same right to a women fr dovorce.its well known fact  that they ignored women individuality. womens r Treated like a property, a women she like to wear a burka or not, who the hell a men or goverment will decide it. don u feel that is only right of a women ,why its predecided wt women should wear or not.\n\nI can say all the things, coz my society ,culture provided to speak and claim for everyone's right, but those women cant speak against , if any Taslima Nasrin dare to come out, their society  proclaimed a "fatwa" and demanded her arrest and execution.\nhttp://www.secularislam.org/skeptics/taslima.htm
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I do not mean to offend you or any one else, but I have read many parts of the Koran that are self-contradictory.Men have the right to beat wives who they do not find submissive (most of the men defining 'submissive' are the ones we want least defining it)and a woman's testimony is worth half a man's. Women inherit only half as much in societies where they may need it twice as much as their brothers, inasmuch some women are not allowed to work. Many of the misogynistic influences in the Middle East existed before Islam,but why are extremists hijacking this "Religion of Peace," and why are so few men standing up to proclaim, open Koran in hand, "I have found that women are equal to us, right here"? I know many brave souls are standing up to the fanatics, but...where are they?
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visit this website \nhttp://women4peace.org/women-rights.html
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That's a good question. Here's an interesting article highlighting one woman (er, the only woman) on the Iranian olympic team:\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3570040.stm\n\nFor a strict muslim country, I think it's pretty progressive that they even allow this much. There are sporting competitions for women (at least in Iran) where they are allowed to dress in normal sports attire, but men are prohibited from attending these competitions, even as spectators or judges. Women in countries like this certainly don't have much hope of making advances on a worldwide scale in athletics.\n\nIs it fair? Of course not. Neither are the other long lists of rights denied to women by Islamic governments.
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why not send all your women to colleges & universities?\n\nThere are many colleges and universities in the Arab world that allow women. The women that are not in them are not because they can not afford to. Many do not go to the schools in thier own countries instead they are educated in the West.\n\nThe Quran says that women are to be educated and if you do there will be extra blesssings. I am  a Muslim woman working on my PhD.\n\nfurther there are no persecutions of people of the book ie. Christians and Jews.
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I am not surprised.\nRecently, women have been confident enough to venture into the public and voice out their feeling of discomfort of their religion's and their leaders' command; Muslim women to be precise.\n\nFor example, Muslim Wake-Up. Remember Amina Wadud, the one who lead the Friday prayer if I am not mistaken in a church in the USA. I think it was held in a church. The controversial act sparked furor among the Muslim scholars and the non-participating Muslims.\n\nThat act, is undeniably, wrong because woman can never lead a prayer with men. There are actually a lot more of those people, seeking to oppose the fundamental teachings of their religion.\n\nNow, speaking in term of the picture, I am not sure of its authenticity but I think it may be right. Yes, I have also never heard or seen that kind of picture before, only the picture of the French Muslim girl who was directed to take off her hijab when in school and other more similar cases.\n\nIt is not wrong to make the hijab compulsory as long as it is towards the women who have reached menstrual period. Let me cite one hadith, one day, Asma binti Abu Bakar went to meet the prophet Muhammad s.a.w. in a thin attire, then  the prophet said to her, "O Asma! A woman who has reached menstrual period cannot display her body except for this," he signalled the face and the palm. \nI cannot guarantee you the hadith to be in total perfection but I am sure the hadith sounds almost like that. I think the one who reported the hadith is Abu Hurairah, I think. \n\nNow, concerning the statement of the Quran saying that there is no compulsion in religion. Rationally speaking, I strongly believe that Islam is one rational religion and undeniably, the most rational. Islam is a firm and tolerant religion. Refer to Surah Al-Kafiruun, the Quran stated that Allah told Muhammad to not follow the religion of infidels (Quraish) and to the infidels, to not follow the religion of Muhammad. In the last verse, it stated "For you, your religion and for me, my religion."\nThe surah told Muhammad to be firm with his religion and to not follow the suggestion made by the Quraish is that to practise their religion for one day, the next day Muhammad's and later theirs and etc.\nReturning back to the first subject, the Quran stated that the religion (Islam) is a blessing for all the universe therefore when talking about a blessing, there should not be compulsion. Of course, compulsion is very needed referring to the situation in order to balance the world.\nSimply said, that is why Islam teaches mankind to practise these in their lives:\n- Coolness or Calmness\n- Rationality\n- Honesty\n- Justice\n- Tolerance\n- Consistence\n- Faithfulness\n\nJudging by today's situation, how much people are reallt practising those above fully in their lives? That is why the world is not in a state of serenity; many people are being on the wrong side of the balance. \n\nWhat do I think?\nIslam is in the dark age currently as had been prophecied. Pressure from inside and outside is stressing the Muslim world. The greatest threat is of course, the inside one as to what happened in the world history.\n\nIt is foolish for Muslims to rebel Islam, do they not know that millions are heading to them with open hearts while some other people are attacking the religion and its faithfuls?\n\nIf you observe meticulously, you will see that Islam is the strangest in term of its condition. Christianity, Judaism, Bahai', Hinduism, Buddhism, atheism, and others, they are all are nothing much to matter in contrast of that of Islam.\n\nLast but not least, we cannot blame wholly to the rebels of religions, there are much more factors; direct and indirect. We are all connected in this world and we are somehow responsible for the state of our Earth and its inhabitants.\n\n"For want of a nail\nthe shoe was lost,\nfor want of a shoe\nthe horse was lost,\nfor want of a horse\nthe knight was lost,\nfor w
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Yes, I think women should have the right to choose.  :)
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Most muslim women have little choice.  They are locked up and guarded.  They couldn't if they tried and might be murdered by their families if they did or even talked about doing.\nMany of the men are so religious that they do not experiment.  \nThe rich, westernized, privilaged, and educated are a different matter.
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Do you have some sort of warped sense of reality????\n\nI think that men have more rights than women!
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i didnt get ur question.im a muslim women.contact me at my email for any any any anything u ever have to say\n\nfreepurelol@yahoo.com
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Family, society and ultimately the whole of mankind is treated by Islam on an ethical basis. Differentiation in sex is neither a credit nor a drawback for the sexes. Therefore, when we talk about status of woman in Islam it should not lead us to think that Islam has no specific guidelines, limitations, responsibilities and obligations for men. What makes one valuable and respectable in the eyes of Allah, the Creator of mankind and the universe, is neither one's prosperity, position, intelligence, physical strength nor beauty, but only one's Allah-consciousness and awareness (taqwa). However, since in the Western culture and in cultures influenced by it, there exists a disparity between men and women there is more need for stating Islam's position on important issues in a clear way. \n\nDr. Jamal Badawi's essay, The Status of Women in Islam, was originally published in our quarterly journal, Al-lttihad, Vol. 8, No. 2, Sha'ban 1391/Sept 1971. Since then it has been one of our most-demanded publications. We thank Br. Jamal for permitting us to reprint his essay. We hope it will clarify many of the misconceptions.