Muslims hold a very prominent position in Islam and women are considered as very noble and lofty. Indeed, the Muslim woman is the primary lecturer in the edifice of a righteous society. Women are the most respectable and honored personality in Islam.
In Islam, men and women are considered equally in every aspect of life but when we talk about rights, men and women are given different rights. Women rights according to Quran and Islam have been discussed in various books and in Quran, Surah Nisa. Surah Nisa is only surah in which each and every verse is related to women. In other Surahs of Quran, women are also discussed.
A man came to Allah’s Messenger and said: O Messenger of Allah! Who from amongst mankind warrants the best companionship from me? He replied: “Your mother.” The man asked: Then who? So he replied: “Your mother”. The man then asked: Then who? So the Prophet replied again: “Your mother.” The man then asked: then who? So he replied: “Then your father.” So this necessitates that the mother is given three times the likes of kindness and good treatment as the father. [2]
Some of the Women rights according to Quran and Islam are discussed below:
1. Education
The Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h.) once said:
“Acquiring knowledge is compulsory for every Muslim. (At-Tabarani)
This description applies equally to men and women. It is the right of every Muslim woman to acquire and strive for knowledge. Throughout Islamic history, men and women both earned respect as scholars and teachers of the Faith. The books of Rijal (Reporters of Hadith) contain the names of many prominent women, beginning with Aishah and Hafsah.
2. The Right to Own Wealth and Property
A woman possesses the right to keep her property or wealth, whether earned or inherited and she has the right to spend it according to her wish.
The Holy Quran says:
“And wish not for the things in which Allah has made some of you excel the others. For men there is reward for what they have earned, (and likewise) for women there is reward for what they have earned, and ask Allah of His Bounty. Surely, Allah is Ever All-Knower of everything.” (V. 4:32)
There is no constraint in Islamic law that says a woman cannot work or cannot be a professional. Women rights according to Quran and Islam state that women are completely given freedom to work outside and earn money and help her husband.
3. Freedom to Choose Her Husband
In Islam, a woman is given complete authority and the right to choose her life partner or refuse or reject her parents’ proposal.
A woman named Khansa Bint-e-Khidam once came to the Prophet and complained:
“My father has forced me to marry my cousin in order to raise his own status (in the eyes of the people).” The Prophet told her that she was free to dissolve this marriage and choose whomever she wished to marry. She replied, “I accept my father’s choice, but my aim was to let the women know that fathers have no right to interfere in the marriage.” (Ahmad, Nasa’i and Ibn-e-Majah)
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