The western media has totally altered the position and rights of women in islam. According to them Islam never talk or rather give any rights to women. They subjugate and oppress women under all circumstances but this is absolutely a vague concept which is developed and propagated by western media. Islam perhaps pays wider and greater rights to women than any other religion. Islam considers both men and women equal but not in all respects.
Islam has guaranteed fourteen hundred years ago certain women rights which western media have guaranteed only recently. Islam allowed the women right to property fourteen hundred years ago, which even the western world hasn’t for women and they allowed women right to property just 70 to 80 years ago. There are far more rights which western world just guaranteed to women, but Islam has guaranteed them fourteen hundred years ago. Thus it is pointless to say that Islam oppresses women and negate all basic rights which western media is propagating with extreme measures.
Both men and women have the same obligations, duties and rewards hereafter. Both worship Allah in the same way and perform other religious beliefs. All are judged by Allah on equal grounds. It is not that men and women will be judged differently for the same deed. The position of women can be understood from the verses of the Holy Book Quran which says that the entire Jannah lies under the feet of a mother. To be more precise this means that the entire universe is a very minor and immaterial thing when compared to a mother. In one hadith it is said that a Muslim should love his mother thrice more than his father. This means that mother is far much greater than father. In another hadith is mentioned that the rewards which a father get from rearing and educating one single girl child is equivalent to rearing and educating three boy child.
Islam never stresses women with financial obligations. Financial obligations are for men only. However, it's also not with holds women from working. If women want to work, she certainly can but her primary work is to look after the affairs of the home. She has to manage the home and children in other words entire household matter is entrusted to her. That is why women are called home maker in Islam and not house wife. It puts more homely responsibility to women but completely make free a woman from financial responsibility.
Men and women have equal rights in Islam, but their rights are not identical since both have different nature. It is utter foolishness to believe that both should be given equal rights in every respect. In some parts a men practices greater rights than women and while other a woman has greater rights than men.
Islam has guaranteed fourteen hundred years ago certain women rights which western media have guaranteed only recently. Islam allowed the women right to property fourteen hundred years ago, which even the western world hasn’t for women and they allowed women right to property just 70 to 80 years ago. There are far more rights which western world just guaranteed to women, but Islam has guaranteed them fourteen hundred years ago. Thus it is pointless to say that Islam oppresses women and negate all basic rights which western media is propagating with extreme measures.
Both men and women have the same obligations, duties and rewards hereafter. Both worship Allah in the same way and perform other religious beliefs. All are judged by Allah on equal grounds. It is not that men and women will be judged differently for the same deed. The position of women can be understood from the verses of the Holy Book Quran which says that the entire Jannah lies under the feet of a mother. To be more precise this means that the entire universe is a very minor and immaterial thing when compared to a mother. In one hadith it is said that a Muslim should love his mother thrice more than his father. This means that mother is far much greater than father. In another hadith is mentioned that the rewards which a father get from rearing and educating one single girl child is equivalent to rearing and educating three boy child.
Islam never stresses women with financial obligations. Financial obligations are for men only. However, it's also not with holds women from working. If women want to work, she certainly can but her primary work is to look after the affairs of the home. She has to manage the home and children in other words entire household matter is entrusted to her. That is why women are called home maker in Islam and not house wife. It puts more homely responsibility to women but completely make free a woman from financial responsibility.
Men and women have equal rights in Islam, but their rights are not identical since both have different nature. It is utter foolishness to believe that both should be given equal rights in every respect. In some parts a men practices greater rights than women and while other a woman has greater rights than men.
