Women Rights In Islam

STUDY ISLAM - Women's rights are part of human rights. enforcement of women's rights are part of the enforcement of human rights. In accordance with international commitments in the UN Declaration of 1993, the protection, fulfillment and respect for women's rights is the responsibility of all parties, both State institutions (executive, legislative, judicial) as well as political parties and Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Even individual citizens have a responsibility to protect and fulfill women's human rights.

From various studies about women, it seems that women have long suffered discrimination and violence in all areas of life. Various forms of discrimination and violence against women has worsened the living conditions of women and impede the advancement of women. Various attempts have been long fought to protect women's rights and freedoms for women, but until recently the results have not been significant.

In relation to Islam, many people misunderstand that Islam does not pay attention and protect women's rights. wear the hijab, or the division of inheritance is not equal to men, is one of the reasons for this misunderstanding, even assume that women's rights in Islam is already outdated. So, how is the real rights of women in Islam?

First, what is the definition of women rights?
According to the Oxford dictionary, ‘Women’s Rights are the rights, that promote a position of social and legal equality, of women to men’
And according to the Webster dictionary, ‘they are the rights, claimed for the women, equal to those of men, as regards to suffrage that right to vote, as regards to property, etc’.

Women Rights in the West
If we agree with the ‘Women’s rights in Islam’, as described by Western media, you do not have the option, but to agree that the ‘Women’s rights in Islam’ are outdated. The Western talk of women’s liberation, is actually a disguised form of exploitation of her body, deprivation of her honour and degradation of her soul.

The Western society which speaks of upgrading the status of women in Islam, have actually reduced her status to concubines, to mistresses, to society butterflies, which are mere tools in the hands of sex marketers and pleasure seekers, which are disguised behind the colorful screen of art and culture.

Women Rights in Islam
Islam’s radical revolutionary support, gave women their due right and status in the days of ignorance… 1,400 years ago.
Islam’s objective was and continues to be, to modernise our thinking, our living, our seeing, our hearing, our feeling and striving for the women’s upliftment and emancipation in the society.
Before I dwell further with the topic, I would like you to make note of a few points:

1. Approximately one fifth of the world’s population, consists of Muslims. There are different Muslim societies - Some may be close to Islam, some may be far away from Islam.
2. The ‘Women’s rights in Islam’ should judged objectively according to the authentic sources, and not what individual Muslims do, or what the Muslim society does.
3. The authentic sources of Islam, are the Holy Qur’an, the authentic Sunnah, and the traditions of Prophet Mohammed (pbuh).
4. Qur’an will never contradict with itself, nor will the authentic Hadith contradict itself… neither will these two authentic sources will contradict each others.
5. Sometimes the scholars differ, and many a times, these differences can be removed by analyzing the Qur’an as a whole, and not just by quoting one particular Verse. Because if one particular verse of the Qur’an is ambiguous many a times the answer is given somewhere else in the Qur’an - Some people quote one source and neglect all the other sources.
6. It is the duty of every Muslim, male or female, to seek the pleasure of God, and to act as His trustee on this world, and not to try and gain fame or satisfy one’s own ego.

In Islam, sex is not the criteria to enter paradise, and this is greatest misconception that the West has about Islam. They think ‘Paradise in Islam, is only meant for the male, it is not meant for the female’. Allah already gave His Words in the Quran:

"if any do deeds of righteousness,- be They male or female - and have Faith, They will enter heaven, and not the least injustice will be done to them." [QS. An-Nisaa 4:124]

Similar thing repeated here:

"Whoever works righteousness, man or woman, and has Faith, to Him will we give a new life, a life that is good and pure and we will bestow on their reward according to the best of their actions." [QS. An-Nahl 16:97]

Islam believes in equality of men and women, but 'Equal’ does not mean ‘Identical’. In Islam, the role of a man and woman is complimentary, a partnership. It is not conflicting and it is not contradictory, so as to strive for supremacy.

There is at least six categories of women rights in Islam. Which is:

1. Spiritual rights
2. Economical rights
3. Social rights
4. Educational rights
5. Legal rights
6. Political rights
7. Conclusion

InshaAllah will be explain in a different articles.

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