The concept of women in Islam is made clear through the teachings of Islam, both Islamic texts and history defines the relationship encompassed by women and the Islam. Moreover, culture of Muslim world is also well defined through the teachings of Quran. In the Holy book Quran, men and women are stated equal to each other; there are no differences in their importance in any regard in Islam, 4:34, that “Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has made one of them to excel the other, and because they spend from their means. Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient and guard in the husband’s absence what Allah orders them to guard.”
The only way of considering men superior to women is in the form of physical strength which is the natural build up as woman are made very delicate and soft inside out. They are more elegant and subtle. Men maintain women are said in terms of looking after the women, as in a relationship, husband and wife, not as a whole society.
There are two main views on the role of women in Islam according to the holy book, Quran. In both the views, Quran sheds importance on the equality of man and womanand answerable before Almighty about their duties (i.e. belief in God and his messenger, praying, fasting, paying zakat (charity), making hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca/ Medina)) and places them “under” the care of men (i.e. men are financially responsible for their wives). Quran throws lights in this regard as: “Men are the maintainers and protectors of women, because Allah hath made the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their property (for the support of women).” The Quran makes us understand that men and women are equal in creation and in the afterlife, but not identical. Surah an-Nisa’ 4:1 states that “men and women are created from a single soul” (nafs wahidah).” One person does not come before the other, one is not superior to the other, and one is not the derivative of the other. A woman is not created for the purpose of a man. Rather, they are both created for the mutual benefit of each other”.
Quran states the role of woman by focusing the importance of her rights equal to that of a man. Woman is allowed to live as her own will. Many studies show that a Muslim woman is not forced to stay inside the premises of the home but she can too move out and earn herself a livelihood. She can attain a career and may flourish and exceed. The education and upbringing of a woman has a huge impact on the generations ahead as a woman who turns mother is sole responsible for the upbringing of the children and their thoughts regarding religion and the world. Islam understood this point fourteen hundred years ago when no other society realized this.
“Women have rights that are similar to men, but men are “a degree above them.”
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