A woman's rights?

Question

Did you know in Islam a woman is protected, and her husband nor any other man may harm her or they literally face death? I know culturally it is too far wide and sprea practiced, but the religion itself says this is wrong. Islam says a woman is not even duty bound to cook or clean, and she has the right to demand payment from her husband even for nursing the children. Why do you who think that culture is the same as religion not listen when asking questions? I've seen it happen a lot of times where I post the verse, explain how it is cultural, and then have somebody who didn't even read the question go "so why is it still done?" People, try this. To you, your beliefs. To me, mine. We can still be great friends if you are open and religion isn't an issue. I know it isn't an issue for me, just ask any of my many nonmuslim friends. They'll tell you, too.

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Answer 1

Islam gives these rights to their women. Prophet Muhammad and what he taught is very far from what is taught today. Islam changed when the Prophet Died, The Prophet left behind the Quran and his family. The Quran became misinterpreted by the new leaders and eventually throughout time became cultural beliefs rather than what the Prophet actually taught and wanted.
If we read the Quran we see how many rights a woman has, but then the Hadiths (mans interpretation) come and destroy what is actually written....they have put their own falsities into the Hadiths detering people away from the True Islam and from what the prophet TRULY taught.
The Prophet taught Peace, and equality and only fought those who fought him, he spoke with other Women and ate with them, Women were welcomend into the Mosques to Pray...Hijaab was never mandatory, Prophet Only Suggested it, but in the Hadiths it becomes something Demanded by God himself...How?
Now, after 1400 years Tradition has overcome true teachings, no one wants to admit they are wrong and may be misinterpreting a little...So now, we are left with two sects of Islam fighting one another making a bad name for the True Islam...
People will never get passed the Terrorists or the Stonings that still happen in Iran and India. But they take these few cases and apply them to every single Muslim in Every single Muslim Country...
people are having a hard time trying to figure out how Islam is Peaceful and two sects of it are killing one another, or how people are killing others in the name of Islam. This is not Islam, and this is not what it is meant to represent.
People need to learn that the Islam they are shown is not the same Islam that the Peaceful Muslim practise. The Peaceful Muslims do not misinterepret the Quran and hurt others....

CONGRATULATIONS FRED: For meeting and personally knowing every single Muslim in the World. I am glad you have had the Opportunity to see how every single Muslim lives and that you have had the opportunity to meet every single Muslim. Get with the Program and refrain from making yourself biased and uneducated.

Answer 2

Yes I know Islam gives women many rights your correct. The problem is this no one follows the examples set forth by the Prophet Mohammed(pbuh). Therefor we confuse what is culture and what is religion in Islam. I see many Muslims wearing Hijab and that is the only thing which makes them a Muslim. The same as Christians.

Answer 3

I totally agree with you. Let my beliefs be mine and your's be your's. But still, people have no right talking junk about your religion, especially if they don't fully understand it. Some people are closed minded and only believe what they are told. But, don't get upset over someone else's ignorance. Well done for being open.

Answer 4

Mashallah.

The Quran states that if a man deliberately accuses a woman of procreating outside marriage, he can be punished up to 80 lashes.

Sura Nur 24.4, "And those who accuse free women then do not bring four witnesses, flog them, (giving) eighty stripes, and do not admit any evidence from them ever; and these it is that are the transgressors."

Answer 5

Thank you for bringing that out in the open. People who ask questions like that or make false claims based on their limited knowledge are ignorant fools. Hope this changes their minds.

Answer 6

And people say that muslims don't even understand their own religion. To all of you, I say read this post and understand. This guy would probably just say that all muslims in the world, except for him of course, just fail to understand the true islam.

Answer 7

Yes, of course. He can't harm her, but the Qur'an says it's okay to give her a "light tap."

If you ask me, that's still messed up.

But regardless, most of my friends are Muslim (as I live in a Muslim country), so you're absolutely right on that point. I may not agree with Islam at all, but it's silly to think I can't have Muslim friends.

Answer 8

One day this will just become human rights only.

Answer 9

But then doesnt that make nearly the entire middle east a bunch of hypocrites?

Answer 10

Praise be to Allah, the best of creators, surely the best of guidance.

Let us analyse some of the comparisons of women in christianity and Islam.

SHAMEFUL DAUGHTERS

In fact, the difference between the Biblical and the Quranic attitude towards the female sex starts as soon as a female is born. For example, the Bible states that the period of the mother's ritual impurity is twice as long if a girl is born than if a boy is (Lev. 12:2-5). The Catholic Bible states explicitly that:

"The birth of a daughter is a loss" (Ecclesiasticus 22:3).
In contrast to this shocking statement, boys receive special praise:

"A man who educates his son will be the envy of his enemy." (Ecclesiasticus 30:3)
Jewish Rabbis made it an obligation on Jewish men to produce offspring in order to propagate the race. At the same time, they did not hide their clear preference for male children: "It is well for those whose children are male but ill for those whose are female", "At the birth of a boy, all are joyful...at the birth of a girl all are sorrowful", and "When a boy comes into the world, peace comes into the world... When a girl comes, nothing comes." 7

A daughter is considered a painful burden, a potential source of shame to her father:

"Your daughter is headstrong? Keep a sharp look-out that she does not make you the laughing stock of your enemies, the talk of the town, the object of common gossip, and put you to public shame" (Ecclesiasticus 42:11).
"Keep a headstrong daughter under firm control, or she will abuse any indulgence she receives. Keep a strict watch on her shameless eye, do not be surprised if she disgraces you" (Ecclesiasticus 26:10-11).

It was this very same idea of treating daughters as sources of shame that led the pagan Arabs, before the advent of Islam, to practice female infanticide.

The Quran severely condemned this heinous practice:

"When news is brought to one of them of the birth of a female child, his face darkens and he is filled with inward grief. With shame does he hide himself from his people because of the bad news he has had! Shall he retain her on contempt or bury her in the dust? Ah! what an evil they decide on?" (16:59).
It has to be mentioned that this sinister crime would have never stopped in Arabia were it not for the power of the scathing terms the Quran used to condemn this practice (16:59, 43:17, 81:8-9). The Quran, moreover, makes no distinction between boys and girls. In contrast to the Bible, the Quran considers the birth of a female as a gift and a blessing from God, the same as the birth of a male.

The Quran even mentions the gift of the female birth first:

"To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He wills. He bestows female children to whomever He wills and bestows male children to whomever He wills" (42:49).
In order to wipe out all the traces of female infanticide in the nascent Muslim society, Prophet Muhammad promised those who were blessed with daughters of a great reward if they would bring them up kindly:

"He who is involved in bringing up daughters, and accords benevolent treatment towards them, they will be protection for him against Hell-Fire" (Bukhari and Muslim).
"Whoever maintains two girls till they attain maturity, he and I will come on the Resurrection Day like this; and he joined his fingers" (Muslim).

FEMALE EDUCATION

The difference between the Biblical and the Quranic conceptions of women is not limited to the newly born female, it extends far beyond that. Let us compare their attitudes towards a female trying to learn her religion. The heart of Judaism is the Torah, the law. However, according to the Talmud, "women are exempt from the study of the Torah."

Some Jewish Rabbis firmly declared "Let the words of Torah rather be destroyed by fire than imparted to women", and "Whoever teaches his daughter Torah is as though he taught her obscenity" 8

The attitude of St. Paul in the New Testament is not brighter:

"As in all the congregations of the saints, women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission as the law says. If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church." (I Corinthians 14:34-35)
How can a woman learn if she is not allowed to speak? How can a woman grow intellectually if she is obliged to be in a state of full submission? How can she broaden her horizons if her one and only source of information is her husband at home?

Now, to be fair, we should ask: is the Quranic position any different? One short story narrated in the Quran sums its position up concisely. Khawlah was a Muslim woman whose husband Aws pronounced this statement at a moment of anger: "You are to me as the back of my mother." This was held by pagan Arabs to be a statement of divorce which freed the husband from any conjugal responsibility but did not leave the wife free to leave the husband's home or to marry another man. Having heard these words from her husband, Khawlah was in a miserable situation. She went straight to the Prophet of Islam to plead her case. The Prophet was of the opinion that she should be patient since there seemed to be no way out. Khawla kept arguing with the Prophet in an attempt to save her suspended marriage. Shortly, the Quran intervened; Khawla's plea was accepted. The divine verdict abolished this iniquitous custom. One full chapter (Chapter 58) of the Quran whose title is "Almujadilah" or "The woman who is arguing" was named after this incident:

"Allah has heard and accepted the statement of the woman who pleads with you (the Prophet) concerning her husband and carries her complaint to Allah, and Allah hears the arguments between both of you for Allah hears and sees all things...." (58:1).
A woman in the Quranic conception has the right to argue even with the Prophet of Islam himself. No one has the right to instruct her to be silent. She is under no obligation to consider her husband the one and only reference in matters of law and religion.

These are only a few, surely Islam gives the best rights to its believing Women. If one or two muslim men beat their wives and torture their wives doesnt meant islam allows the beating of wives. After all its the people not the relegion. Dont judge the relegion with by its people. A rose protects its beauty with its thorns, a woman protects hers with the hijaab!! According to Islam a women was created from a man's rib. Not from his feet to be walked on, not from his head to be superior over but from his side to be equal,under the arm to be protected.

Inshallah hope the people are less ignorant and open their eyes.