Why do some of you think Islam says women are less intelligent?

Question

Why, when this explains it and does not mean that? What do you think of this?

"He then went on to define precisely what he meant by these deficiencies. In the remainder of the hadîth, some women asked him: "O Messenger of Allah, what is this deficiency in our intelligence and religion?" He replied: "Isn't it that a woman's testimony as a witness is half of the testimony of man?" They said: "Yes." He said: "This, then, is the deficiency in her intelligence. Isn't it true that when she is in her menses, she leaves off prayers and fasting?" They said: "Yes." He said: "This is the deficiency in her religion."

These are matters of Islamic Law. A woman is neither sinful nor blameworthy because of the prayers and fasts that she misses. She, in fact, receives blessings by obeying Allah and abstaining from those acts while she is menstruating.

Her testimony as a witness is half that of men only in matters wherein she is generally less versed than men. In other matters wherein women have particular knowledge, like fosterage and virginity, the testimony of a woman is accepted but not that of a man.

Answer 1

because that is what the papers & tv are saying.

Answer 2

A woman is neither sinful nor blameworthy because of the prayers and fasts that she misses. She, in fact, receives blessings by obeying Allah and abstaining from those acts while she is menstruating.

Answer 3

Who said the women of Islam are less intelligent? I have never even heard this before. I wish you would stop "Pasting" your questions on here and start answering some of the questions. You just may learn a thing or two by learning to ask questions as well as answer questions. God Bless You.

Answer 4

Your avatar isn't exactly helping! I'm not sure how putting this hadith up here proves your point.

EDIT: I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings by what I said about your avatar. You always have such silly avatars, which is fine and your right, but it does play into the hands of those who find your posts silly and esp. when you're trying to make a point such as this. Just a thought. Since you like memaids so much, how about a picture of that Dutch muhajiba mermaid! LOL

I was a little annoyed with you yesterday because you chose to use this hadith to prove your point when most non-Muslims would use it to the opposite purpose. I thought it wasn't a very good choice. But anyway it seems a number of people didn't like what I said, so maybe I was too harsh. I didn't mean to offend you, so please forgive me if I have. Friends??

Answer 5

right it is the interpretation, much less recommendations simply by fact females continually persist with their coronary heart no longer their recommendations and the yet another one became much less faith, simply by fact females pray in basic terms around 24 days and adult men finished months simply by fact females get their era, so as that they are much less to accomplish faith duties... so if i mentioned to illustrate if i do no longer see you i visit die, it does no longer advise that i'm unwell and that i could extremely die its an expression, before i'm getting to appreciate Islam extra i became so offended in regards to the comparable subject yet as quickly as I knew the reason it made the adaptation, and in court docket 4 females has to testify at a similar time as 2 adult men are adequate ,why,? simply by fact if one forgets some thing the different undergo in recommendations it, and why is that , females recommendations fascinated with maximum of issues babies, homestead duties ext. so as that they are extra to forget approximately.

Answer 6

You can be intelligent as all get out and if you don't get an education it doesn't do the female or anyone else any good. 70% of Muslim girls do not get a level of education equal to 3rd year of elementry school in the industrialized countries. Over 50% of the the girls are in countries were all muslim males recieve at least 8 years of education.

Answer 7

because in the middle east women are treated so badly,for example in Saudi Arabia,women are not allowed to drive a car,they should also wear a black dresses and cover their faces...why is that.......why not men?
also Islam stats that a man can marry four times,whom would accept to be a second wife or a third wife?????why can't women mary more than once,while men can ???

Answer 8

allah has no respect for women. according to him and Mo, women are deficient because of hormones. Did allah and Mo not know that men have hormonal changes also and go through a change of life? How come more women are going to Hell according to islam? How come women ruin prayers if they walk by (along with dogs, donkeys and Jews I believe)? How come women are considered less than dogs in islam, white or yellow dogs in particular? They are down there with black dogs according to your "religion". Strange.
Why would an intelligent woman choose to believe God thinks so little of her?

Answer 9

Well, the Saudis, the keepers of the Holy Cities of Mecca and Medina, obviously don't think they're smart enough to drive a car or work outside the home . . . . !

And that's the center of Islamic thought . . .

Answer 10

Women r smart girl, its just 13-17 year olds r pain in the ***, at those ages theirmaturity lvel stops, mens keep growing but take longer 2 develope/ damn cellphones r damn annoying when it comes 2 those girls ages most of them anyway