STUDY ISLAM - Another misconception is that, which the Western media has, that, ‘The woman has no soul’. In fact, it was in the seventeenth century, when the Council of wise men, when they gathered at Rome, and they unanimously agreed that the woman had no soul.
In Islam, man and woman have the same spiritual nature. It is mentioned in Qur'an,
"O mankind! reverence your Guardian-Lord, who created you from a single person, created, of like nature, His mate, and from them twain scattered (Like seeds) countless men and women;- reverence Allah, through whom ye demand your mutual (rights), and (reverence) the wombs (That bore you): for Allah ever watches over you." [QS. An-Nisaa 4:1]A similar thing is mentioned in Surah An-Nahl,
"and Allah has made for you mates (and companions) of your nature, and made for you, out of them, sons and daughters and grandchildren, and for you sustenance of the best: will They then believe In vain things, and be for Allah.s favours?" [QS. An-Nahl 16:72]
Also in Surah Ash-Shura, it says,
"(He is) the Creator of the heavens and the earth: He has made for you pairs from among yourselves, and pairs among cattle: by This means does He multiply you: there is nothing whatever like unto him, and He is the one that hears and sees (All things)." [QS. Ash-Shura 42:11]
The Qur’an clearly mentions that, ‘God has breathed somewhat of His spirit into the human beings’.
If you read Surah Hijr, it says,
If you read Surah Hijr, it says,
"When I have fashioned you in due proportion and have breathed into you something of my spirit, fall you down in obeisance." [QS. Al-Hijr 15:29]
A similar thing is repeated in the Qur’an, in Surah As-Sajdah, which says,
"Then He fashioned him and breathed into him of His Spirit..." [QS. As-Sajdah 32:9]
Here, when God refers to as ‘Something of My Spirit, is breathed into the human beings’ - it does not mean, a sort of incarnation or a pantheistic form. It means that Allah has given to every human being something of His spiritual Nature, and the Knowledge of God Almighty, and coming closer towards Him.
Here it refers to both Adam and Eve (may peace be upon them) - Both were breathed something of God's Spirit. Again we read in the Qur’an, that Allah has appointed the human being as His vicegerent, as His trustee, as is mentioned in Surah Al-Isra, which says,
"We have honoured the children of Adam and bestowed on them special favours." [QS. Al-Isra 17:70]
Note, here all the children of Adam have been honoured, male as well as female. There are some Religious scriptures, for example the Bible, which puts the blame on Eve for the downfall of humanity. In fact if you read the Qur’an in Surah Al-Araf, Ch.7, Verse 19 to 27, Adam and Eve (may peace be upon them both) are addressed, more than a dozen of times. Both disobeyed God, both asked for forgiveness, both repented, and both were forgiven. But in the Bible, if you read Genesis, Ch. 3, only Eve is held responsible (May peace be upon her) for the downfall of humanity. And according to the doctrine of ‘Original Sin’, because of Eve (may peace be upon her) the whole of humanity is born in sin.
Does Pregnancy Uplift the Women or Degrade?
If you read the Christian's scripture, Bible in Genesis, Ch. 3, Verse No.16, it says that,
Here it refers to both Adam and Eve (may peace be upon them) - Both were breathed something of God's Spirit. Again we read in the Qur’an, that Allah has appointed the human being as His vicegerent, as His trustee, as is mentioned in Surah Al-Isra, which says,
"We have honoured the children of Adam and bestowed on them special favours." [QS. Al-Isra 17:70]
Note, here all the children of Adam have been honoured, male as well as female. There are some Religious scriptures, for example the Bible, which puts the blame on Eve for the downfall of humanity. In fact if you read the Qur’an in Surah Al-Araf, Ch.7, Verse 19 to 27, Adam and Eve (may peace be upon them both) are addressed, more than a dozen of times. Both disobeyed God, both asked for forgiveness, both repented, and both were forgiven. But in the Bible, if you read Genesis, Ch. 3, only Eve is held responsible (May peace be upon her) for the downfall of humanity. And according to the doctrine of ‘Original Sin’, because of Eve (may peace be upon her) the whole of humanity is born in sin.
Does Pregnancy Uplift the Women or Degrade?
If you read the Christian's scripture, Bible in Genesis, Ch. 3, Verse No.16, it says that,
'To the woman He (God) said, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children, yet your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you."'
That means, pregnancy and child birth has been said in the Bible to degrade the women and the labour pain is a sort of punishment. In fact if you read the Qur’an, pregnancy and child birth have uplifted the women.
If you read Surah An-Nisa, it says,
If you read Surah An-Nisa, it says,
"Respect the womb that bore you." [QS. An-Nisaa 4:1]
Its mentioned in Surah Al-Luqman, Ch.31, Verse No.14, it says,
"We have enjoined on the human being to be kind to the parents, in travail upon travail did their mother bore them and in years twain was their weaning." [QS. Al-Luqman 31:14]
A similar thing is mentioned in Surah Ahqaf, it again repeats, which says,
"We have enjoined on the human beings to be kind to his parents." [QS. Al-Ahqaf 46:15]
To be kind to the parents - in pain did their mother bore them, and in pain did she give them birth. This is clearly said that pregnancy in the Qur’an has uplifted the women not degraded her.
Criteria in the Sight of God to Judge Male and Female:
The only criteria for judgment in the sight of Allah is ‘Taqwa’, ‘God consciousness’ or ‘righteousness’. It is mentioned in Holy Qur'an,
Criteria in the Sight of God to Judge Male and Female:
The only criteria for judgment in the sight of Allah is ‘Taqwa’, ‘God consciousness’ or ‘righteousness’. It is mentioned in Holy Qur'an,
"O humankind, We have created you from a single pair of male and female and have divided you into nations and tribes, so that you shall recognize each other not that you despise each other and the most honored in the sight of God, is the one who is the most righteous’. [QS. Al-Hujurat 49:13]
Sex, caste, wealth, colour has got no criteria in Islam. The only criteria in the sight of God is ‘righteousness’, neither is sex the criteria for God to reward or to punish a person. If you read Surah Ali Imran..
"I will never suffer the loss of any of you, be it male or female, you are companions unto each other."[QS. Ali Imran 3:195]
Equal Moral Duties for Men and Women:
Allah said in the Qur’an from Surah Al Ahzab, which says,
"For Muslim men and women,- for believing men and women, for devout men and women, for true men and women, for men and women who are patient and constant, for men and women who humble themselves, for men and women who give In charity, for men and women who fast (and deny themselves), for men and women who guard their chastity, and for men and women who engage much In Allah.s praise,- for them has Allah prepared forgiveness and great reward." [QS. Al-Ahzab 33:35]
This verse indicates that the spiritual duties, the moral duties, for the men and women in Islam are the same. Both have to believe, both have to pray, both have to give in charity, both have to fast, etc, etc.
But the women has been given certain concession in Islam. If she is undergoing her menstrual period or pregnancy, she does not have to fast. She can keep those fasts later on, when she is more healthy. During the menstrual period and during the postnatal period, she needs not pray also, she has been given the concession, and neither does she have to compensate it later on.
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