Islam's female prophets?

Question

Judaism and presumably Christianity recognize the prophets Sarah (whose prophetic gift is said to have been superior to Abraham's), Miriam, Deborah, Hannah, Abigail, Huldah and Esther.

How many female prophets are recognized by Islam?

Or is it true that Muslim leaders all agree that women were never worthy of being prophets, yet men were? If so, why?

A2Z, your answer is not an answer.

Answer 1

Apparently and not surprisingly Islam does not recognize any prophets who were women. One of the reasons given for that is "a prophet must be perfect" and "a woman is incapable of achieving perfection". What camelpoo.

I found this quote on the subject from Dr. Jamahl Badawi: "the demands and physical suffering associated with the role of messengers and prophets' is the reason **THERE ARE NO WOMEN PROPHETS**" (which is probably a more PC way of stating that females can't be as "perfect" as men).

Badawi is unquestionably considered an expert on Islam, author of many books on the subject, and he is its most well-known speaker in the west: http://www.islamonline.net/livedialogue/english/Guestcv.asp?hGuestID=GRdp6I

So although they don't like to admit it as you can tell by the answers here, Muslims don't want female prophets because their religion is, surprise, surprise, misogynistic in the extreme.

Answer 2

there are mentions of many. There is the wife of the Pharoa at the time of Moses. There was Jesus' Mother, Mariam. There were wives of Abraham.

Offhand, I can't remember many.

For ur information by the way, u have no idea about how much Islam uplifted women. Take my advice:- all that glitters is not gold. Just like that, everything black is not evil.

Answer 3

Better to learn about the major religion of the world.

It is GOD who send the messenger and it is not upto the creatures will and wish to decide.



[6:7] Even if we sent down to them a physical book, written on paper, and they touched it with their hands, those who disbelieved would have said, "This is no more than clever magic."

[6:8] They also said, "If only an angel could come down with him!" Had we sent an angel, the whole matter would have been terminated, and they would no longer be respited.



[6:9] Had we sent an angel, we would have sent him in the form of a man, and we would have kept them just as confused as they are confused now.

http://www.submission.org/suras/sura6.htm

Answer 4

Responding to your question, Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi, president of the Fiqh Council ofNorth America , states:

Allah sent many prophets and messengers to different people and at different times. There are only a few whose names are mentioned in the Qur'an. Allah says, (We did send messengers before you: of them there are some whose story We have related to you, and some whose story We have not related to you.) (Ghaafir 40: 78, an-Nisaa' 4: 164). The Messengers whose names are mentioned in the Qur'an were all men. There is no woman prophet or messenger whose name is mentioned in the Qur'an. Three times in the Qur'an Allah, Most High, says, (We did not send before you (i.e. Prophet Muhammad —peace and blessings be upon him) any but men (rijal) whom we did inspire…) (Yusuf 12: 109; an-Nahl 16: 43; al-Anbiyaa' 21: 7). Apparently this means that only men were chosen by Allah as His messengers and prophets. But the word "rijal" does not mean only men. In most cases in the Qur'an this word is used to mean men only, but there are a few places where it is also used to indicate both men and women. See for example surat al-A`raaf 7: 46, (And on the Heights (al-A`raf) will be men who would know everyone by their marks…) We know that the people of al-A`raaf will be both men and women, so this means that the word "rijal" can be used for both. Similarly in surat at-Tawbah 9: 109, Almighty Allah says, (Surely the Masjid whose foundation was laid down from the first day on piety is more worthy of your standing forth there for prayer. In it are men who love to be purified. And Allah loves those who make themselves pure.) This refers to the Masjid of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) where men and women both used to come for prayers. So it is obvious that the statement "in it are men who love to be purified.." does not mean "men only". One can also refer to surat an-Nur 24: 37, and al-Jinn 72: 6. In these two verses the word "rijal" is used and it includes men and women both.

Thus the majority of the Muslim scholars hold that the prophets and messengers were only men (i.e. males), but there were some scholars of the Qur'an who said that it was possible that some women were also prophets or messengers of Allah. We can say that most of the time Allah sent men as His prophets and messengers, but there is no conclusive evidence from the Qur'an to prove that only men were sent as prophets or to say that Allah never sent a woman as a prophet.

Why were men often chosen to perform this task? Obviously, the reason is not that women are inferior to men, because Allah has created men and women equal in their spirituality. The main reason seems to me was that the prophets and messengers of Allah were not only to preach Allah's message, but they were also to establish His rule and authority. They had to struggle and challenge the forces of evil. It would be easier for men to perform this task than women.

i got this answer from scholar , and may god forgive us if we were wrong.

Answer 5

My understanding is in Islam, women are property. Maybe valuable, but still property and considered second class persons and, therefore, not capable of being prophets.

Answer 6

It is not a matter of a male or female but did you believe in Islam as a true religion??

Answer 7

Nice question, but we all know the answer.

Answer 8

who cares