Why would Muslims ban women from Mecca?

Question

From Yahoo news: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060907/ap_on_re_mi_ea/saudi_banning_women

Seems pretty extreme to me. Is gender bias okay with Mohammed and his allah?

Answer 1

1) First of all, this has nothing to do with Islam generally. Everyone knows that Saudi Arabia has its own brand of Wahabbism that is much more conservative/extreme than the rest of the Muslims in the world, pretty much. What Saudi does is not representative of Muslims or Islam generally!

2) Second, it is unclear whether this is even being considered/done or not. As you can see from the article, there are conflicting sources.

3) Third, even many Saudis are strongly opposed to this measure, as you can see from the journalists and lawyers quoted in the article link you gave. So we can't gneralize about Saudis, and especially not about Islam and "gender bias" from something like this--I mean, it hasn't even happened yet!

4) Islam provides gender equality. Women are entitled to jobs, careers, education, inheritance, political power, voting power, economic independence--you name it. However, Islam recognizes that naturally men and women are different, yet still equal. So the emphasis placed on their various roles in society is slightly different. But they are still totally equal.

5) This may never even happen. My friend just returned from Mecca last week and she said she never saw this or heard of it. Let's see what happens--maybe there are just a few loose cannons voicing their opinion about this.

Peace Be Upon You (Assalamu alaykum).

Answer 2

There you go again blaming all Muslims ..if the ban was to take place ..which i dought very much.. it's just a shite stir by the media sells papers and it's good news...however if it was to happen
this law will be pass by some 8 to 10 stupid farts who think
they own the rights of Islam..and it's in there country so they do pretty well what they like..but that dose not mean 1.7 billion Muslims will agree with it ..other then those 8 ton 10 fat farts

Answer 3

the dominion of Saudi Arabia has the right to regulate their united states as they look more desirable wholesome. it would want to be a wonder to you to study that u . s . a . does no longer administration the universe. @ Derek , it truly is not Racism , there are not any limitations with regards to nationality faith isn't ethnicity Bulmer’s (1996) definition of an ethnic crew is as follows: An ethnic crew is a collectivity interior of a better inhabitants having actual or putative difficulty-loose ancestry, ideas of a shared previous, and a cultural concentration upon one or more desirable symbolic aspects which outline the crew’s id, which incorporates kinship, faith, language, shared territory, nationality or actual visual attraction. individuals of an ethnic crew are attentive to belonging to an ethnic crew. i'm white English , the surely ingredient I percentage with different Muslims is my faith.

Answer 4

In Islam, the best place for a women to pray is in her house. This is because they respect women. They do not want them to mix with men. Animal are the only creatures that male & female are mixing together with out any respect!

Answer 5

i have read the report as you have so you are first of all acting as if you didnt understand the reasons (for safety and overcrowedness)
to be the primary reason and the discision has not been make into law yet and further more this is their business not yours and believe it or not they will first keep order and it is of no real issue to us Islamic Women! for we know their primary concern is our safety and welfare!
so what is wrong with this loving concern and protection!

Answer 6

if you read all of the article you will find these statments:

"The prophet, who is the first leader of Muslims, didn't do it," said Mohsen al-Awajy, an Islamist lawyer and cleric. "Those who are proposing the change after him have to come up with legal justification for it."

Answer 7

The Muslims of the world have much to answer for.

Answer 8

Cuz they remembered how Eve got Adam kicked out of paradise.

Answer 9

because islam is an extremely backward,useless and gutteral religion that has no place nor use in a modern thinking society.

Answer 10

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