Question about the Qu'ran?

Question

I have a question for anyone who knows about the messages inside the Qu'ran. I was wondering if there are any lines that might suggest sexism? This is strictely for a research that I am doing in university. Thank you for your help.

I will flag any responses like the first one I had (aka "you're lying Megan, so no response'). Only serious answers please.

Answer 1

There are too many to enumerate.

Many are vague.

As for the women the book of Allah is emphatic that they are inferior to men and if they disobey their husbands the latter have the right to beat them (4:34). Their punishment for disobeying their husbands does not end there, because after they die they will go to hell (66:10). The Quran emphasizes the superiority of men by confirming that men have an advantage over the women (2:228). It not only denies women's equal right to their inheritance (4:11-12), it also regards them as imbeciles and decrees that their testimony is not admissible in the court of law unless it is accompanied with the testimony of a man (2:282). This means that a woman who is raped cannot accuse her rapist unless she can produce a male witness. Muhammad allowed the Muslim men to marry up to four wives (although he himself had a score of them) and gave them license to enjoy their "right-hand possessions" (women captured in wars), as many as they can capture or afford to buy (4:3), even if the woman is married before being captured (4:24).

Compare Poki's to mine. Go to the book itself and look this stuff up.

See what I mean by vague.

In Inheritance, for example, in ABSCENCE of a specific will a WOMAN must accept her allotment without question. NOW, if a WILL exists, it must be enforced and if it gives her EVERYTHING then she gets it, but if NO will exists, the boys get more than the girls. That's in the Quran also.

Poki will NOT deny these things are listed.

Not if he's a good Muslim.

I just have different quotes.

His are valid too

As I said, it's VAGUE

In Christianity this is no question, the WIFE gets all unless a will exists.

ALL a husbands wealth automatically goes to the WIFE.

It's expected the WIFE will take care of the children. It's expected the SON will make his own way and it's EXPECTED the girl will marry someone who will take care of her.

A man provides for his wife and mother of his children.

A boy child stands on his own two feet, with the help of the mother if he's respectful. The Girl marries a man who can provide. Today, of course, a Girl can also stand on her own two feet. That is allowable and acceptable.

That's the Christian way.

Answer 2

Quran is Law for a complete Way of Life and leaves nothing out but provides all the answers, but I am afraid you will have to read it on your own and beg Allah for the Guidance.

Allah knows your secret thoughts and Allah is the Only Guide.

The prohet Muhammad was illiterate and no university can guide anyone to the Message of the Quran.

You must approach the Quran with an open mind and after an ablution, or just take a nice clean shower and, remember, the Quran is A Scipture of Exalted Power.

Answer 3

Well I don't have time to pull it out and look but I know that it says that you are not permitted to have it unless you're married. Allah justifies the wrongness of doing it before marriage because there is marriage. It is an awful sin to do it before getting married and especially being unfaithful after marriage. If a man who is married is unfaithful to his wife, then he is put in pit where rocks are thrown at him until he dies, the same goes for the women. If he does it before marriage, then he will be whipped (I think 80 times) and taken out of the country where he committed the felony for exactly a year. I hope that helped. Take care.

Answer 4

earl d, great so the wife gets everything, the children get none, she gets remarried and her new husband gets everything. Or maybe she has no children, she gets everything, and his old parents get nothing, or poor brothers and sisters. Islam is the religion of God/Allah in Arabic. In His book, The Qur'an He does not mistreat his slaves. To answer your question men and women are not the same, I'm sure there is plenty of scientific evidence to prove that, But in Islam they are treated equally on the most important point, their deeds as a person towards their worship in God/Allah in Arabic, and to Muslims this is the most important thing in our lives.

Answer 5

The knowledge of the Quran of people here is abysmal, better to read it for yourself. This link will help you:

http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/quran/women/long.html

Answer 6

Ouch, I don't know the verse but I know the Quran allows a woman to be beat by her husband if she displeases him and if she goes into public without a veil in some arabic countries a woman may be raped without penalty to the man.

Answer 7

I*t would be nice if you would read the Quran and make your own observations; this forum is a bad medium for research on such a topic.

Answer 8

"I shall not lose sight of the labor of any of you who labors in My way, be it man or woman; each of you is equal to the other (3:195)"

Spiritual equality, responsibility and accountability for both men and women is a well-developed theme in the Quran. Spiritual equality between men and women in the sight of God is not limited to purely spiritual, religious issues, but is the basis for equality in all temporal aspects of human endeavor.

Adam and Eve: Gender Equality

The concept of gender equality is best exemplified in the Quranic rendition of Adam and Eve. The Quran states that both sexes were deliberate and independent and there is no mention of Eve being created out of Adam's rib or anything else. Even in the issue of which sex was created first is not specified, implying that for our purpose in this world, it may not matter.

"O mankind! Be conscious of your Sustainer, who has created you out of one living entity (nafs), and out of it created its mate, and out of hte two spread abroad a multitude of men and women. And remain conscious of God, in whose name you demand your rights from one another, and of these ties of kinship. Verily, God is ever watchful over you! (4:1)"

Quranic translators disagree on the meaning of "nafs" in the above verse which Muhammad Asad translates as "living entity." Many claim that "nafs" translates as "person," that is, Adam. But according to Asad and other scholars, God created humankind and its sexual counterpart out of its own kind. The Arabic word referring to mate (zawj) in the above Quranic verse is grammatically neutral and can be applied both ot male and female interchangeably. So it is not clear, nor should we conjecture, that Adam was created first, Eve was created out of Adam, or that Eve/woman is innately subservient to Adam/man. The fact that this Quranic verse does not specify one specific sex over the other is proof of gender non-bias and equality. It is commonly (and mistakenly) argued that Adam was created first, and that by this gesture God finds the male dominant and superior to the female; however, the wording of the Quran in the aforementioned verse does not support this claim.

The Quran describes how Adam and Eve were told to avoid a specific tree, which they both approached. For this act of disobedience to God, they were consequently banished from the garden; however, later both repented and were forgiven by God. The Quran does not allude to Eve tempting Adam to eat from the tree and being responsible for their downfall. In the Quranic version, both were held accountable and both paid the price for their choices, proving that gender equality is an intrinsic part of Islamic belief. (See Quran 2:30-37)

Accountability, Independence, and Freedom of Choice

Women are independent individuals, as exemplified by the fact that all human beings will be accountable for their own intentions and deeds on the Day of Judgment when "no human being shall be of the least avail to another human being" (82:19) If men were ultimately responsibile for women (fathers for their daughters, husbands for their wives, etc.), then this accountability would be solely on men's shoulders to bear until the Day of Judgment. But this is not the case: "And whatever wrong any human being commits rests upon himself alone; and no bearer of burdens shall be made to bear another's burden..." (6:165)

Consequently, we cannot be judged according to our own deeds unless we have the freedom of choice to do so. This free choice carries with it the responsibility to make the right choices or paying the consequence for wrong ones, best exemplified by Adam and Eve.

Equality in Practice

In the Quran, reference to men and women is through attributes and deeds, by which we will be judged. The most pious of us, or those who follow God's commands, are referred to as "believers" or "mu'mineen" (pl.) in the Quran. In many references, in fact, the Quran resonates this equality by eloquently repeating "men and women" with ethical and practical qualities throughout the verses, and even emphasizes this ten times in the following verse:

"Verily for all men and women who have surrendered themselves unto God, and all believing men and believing women, and all truly devout men and truly devout women, and all men and women who are true to their word, and all men and women who are patient in adversity, and all men and women who humble themselves before God, and all men and women who give in charity, and all self-denying men and self-denying women, and all men and women who are mindful of their chastity, and all men and women who remmber God unceasingly: for all of them has God readied forgiveness of sins and a mighty reward." (33:35)

It is paramount to understand tha tthe Quran equates being a "mu'min" (sing.) with actual practice, so that it is not enough to just have faith in principle; we must put our faith into practice. The same applies to our belief in the equality of men and women; gender equality as outlined in the Quran must also be put into practice. In reference to the above verse, modern scholar Laila Ahmed in "Women and Gender in Islam" says that "the implications are far-reaching. Ethical qualities, including those invoked here--charity, chastity, truthfulness, patience, piety--also have political and social dimensions."