STUDY ISLAM - Islam strongly recommends to the Muslims - male or female - to acquire knowledge, it's proved through the first revelation, in Surah Al-Alaq, which says:
"Read, recite or proclaim in the name of your Lord, Who has created the human beings from a congealed clot of blood (a leech like substance). Read, your Lord is most bountiful. Who has taught the use of the pen. Who has taught the human beings that which he knew-not" [QS. Al-Alaq 96:1-5]
The first guidance given in the Qur’an to the humankind was not to pray, was not to fast, was not to give charity. It was READ, and it means learn, study, and acquire knowledge. Islam pays utmost importance to education. 'Science without faith (religion) is lame. and faith without science is blind'.
Education is Compulsory in Islam
According to Quran:
Education is Compulsory in Islam
According to Quran:
"God will exalt those of you who believe and those who are given knowledge to high degrees." [QS. Al-Mujadilah 58:11]
"And say, O my Lord! increase me in knowledge". [QS. Thaha 20:114]
"And whoever is is given knowledge is given indeed abundant wealth". [QS. Al-Baqarah 2:269]
According to a saying of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh):
“It is obligatory for every Muslim, male or female, to acquire knowledge (Al-Bayhaqi).
Imagine, 1400 years ago, when the women were ill treated and were only used as property, Islam asked the women to be educated.
Legal Rights of Women
According to the Islamic law, men and women are equal. The Islamic Law protects the life and property of a man and woman both. If a man murders a woman he too will receive the capital punishment of ‘Kisaas’. According to the Islamic law of ‘Kisaas’, men and women, irrespective the injury be of the eye, of the nose, of the ear, of the body - both receive equal punishment. And if the guardian of the murderer, even it be a woman. If she says, that forgive the murderer and she accepts ‘Dia’, that is compensation, her opinion cannot be rejected and they have to accept it. And if there’s difference of opinion between the relatives of the person whose murdered. And some say that the murderer should be killed and some say that he should be forgiven and ‘Dia’ should be accepted, people should prevent the relatives from killing that murderer. And irrespective whether the witness or the opinion is given by a man or woman, it has same weight.
According to Surah Al-Maidah, It says…
According to Surah Al-Maidah, It says…
"As to the thief, whether he be man or a woman, cut off his or her hand as a punishment for his crime, an example from God". [QS. Al-Maidah 5:30]
Means, if a person robs, irrespective whether he is a man or a woman his or her hands should be chopped. The punishment is the same.
According to Surah An-Nur, it says
According to Surah An-Nur, it says
"If any commits fornication, be it a man or a woman, flog them with 100 stripes". [QS. An-Nur 24:2]
The punishment for fornication in Islam, irrespective whether it is a man or a woman, it is the same, Flogging with 100 stripes. The punishment for men and women, is the same in Islam.
In Islam a woman is allowed to give witness
Imagine, Islam gave right to a woman to be a witness, 14 centuries ago. Even now in as late as 1980, the Jewish Rabai, they were considering that whether the women should be given a right to act as a witness or not, and Islam gave that right 1400 years ago.
According to Surah An-Nur, it is said:
In Islam a woman is allowed to give witness
Imagine, Islam gave right to a woman to be a witness, 14 centuries ago. Even now in as late as 1980, the Jewish Rabai, they were considering that whether the women should be given a right to act as a witness or not, and Islam gave that right 1400 years ago.
According to Surah An-Nur, it is said:
"If any of you put a charge against the chastity of a woman, produce 4 witnesses, and if they falter, flog them with 80 stripes". [QS. An-Nur 24:4]
In Islam for a small crime, you require 2 witness, for a big crime you require 4 witnesses. Accusing a woman falsely is a big crime in Islam, therefore you require 4 witnesses. Now a days you see in the modern society, you find men abusing women and calling them all sorts of name. They call them prostitutes etc, and nothing is done.
In an Islamic state, if a man calls her a ‘prostitute’ in public or anywhere else, and if she takes that man to court. And if that man cannot produce 4 witnesses or even if he produces 4 witnesses and any one of them falter, all of them will receive 80 lashes each, and in future all their evidence will be rejected.
Islam gives utmost importance to the chastity of the woman
When a lady marries, she normally adopts the name of her husband. In Islam she has the option of either keeping her husband’s name, either adopting the name of the husband, or maintaining her maiden name. And maintaining the maiden name is recommended in Islam. And we find in several Muslim societies that women, even after they get married they maintain their maiden name, because according to the Islamic law men and women are equal.
In an Islamic state, if a man calls her a ‘prostitute’ in public or anywhere else, and if she takes that man to court. And if that man cannot produce 4 witnesses or even if he produces 4 witnesses and any one of them falter, all of them will receive 80 lashes each, and in future all their evidence will be rejected.
Islam gives utmost importance to the chastity of the woman
When a lady marries, she normally adopts the name of her husband. In Islam she has the option of either keeping her husband’s name, either adopting the name of the husband, or maintaining her maiden name. And maintaining the maiden name is recommended in Islam. And we find in several Muslim societies that women, even after they get married they maintain their maiden name, because according to the Islamic law men and women are equal.
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