To appreciate how far the treatment of Muslim women today is from the Islamic norm, Some of the new “norms” that Islam established included: - Refuting the concept that God is a man. In Islam God has no gender! - Women not only have a soul, they receive the same rewards for their faith as men - A person who cares for two daughters and raises them well is guaranteed paradise - Women have the right to be educated - A woman has the right to own property and conduct their own businesses - It is a woman’s right to choose whom she wishes to marry and to seek divorce - A woman does not have to share her wealth with her husband - Paradise lies at the feet of a mother - Women did not have to change their names when they were married - A woman had the legal right to fixed shares of inheritance from her husband, children, grandchildren and brothers. She could not be disinherited either. Islam’s message of a God without gender, of God’s love and honor for women, Islam’s call to end injustice and oppression of women and to uplift their status transformed the Prophet’s community.
Posted on: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 09:26:37 +0000
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