Does Islam teach that a woman is worth less than a man?

Question

Absolutely. The only debatable point is by what degree.
The Qur'an:Sura (4:11) - (Inheritance) "The male shall have the equal of the portion of two females" (see also Sura (4:176)).

Sura (2:282) - (Court testimony) "And call to witness, from among your men, two witnesses. And if two men be not found then a man and two women"
Sura (24:31) - Women are to lower their gaze around men, so they do not look them in the eye.
Sura (4:3) - (Wife-to-husband ratio) "Marry women of your choice, Two or three or four"
Bukhari (6:301) - "[Muhammad] said, 'Is not the evidence of two women equal to the witness of one man?' They replied in the affirmative. He said, 'This is the deficiency in her intelligence.'"The fourth Caliph, who was Muhammad's son-in-law and cousin, said just a few years after the prophet's death that "The entire woman is an evil. And what is worse is that it is a necessary evil."
A traditional Islamic saying is that, "A woman's heaven is beneath her husband's feet."

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Answer 1

If you look at the cursory, all you have written seems to hold true, although your last line is a deliberate lie.

The REAL FACT as I understand it is this: The man has to share his double inheritance with his WIFE and children and PARENTS and all those who live in the house. Whereas the woman's SINGLE inheritance is ALL HERS!! Even her husband or her children have no share in it while she is alive.. Neat eh? Now you tell me if the man still has a double share or a small fraction of "his" double share!!

Women were not encouraged to be a witness, as being a witness many times was fraught with risk and had no benefit to speak of. Think about witness protection program, if being a witness is such a cool privilege why have such a program? Many verses in the Quran encourage men to come forward to be witnesses, as people used to avoid being a witness, as whoever you witness against becomes your enemy. Allah wants to protect women, so they live peaceful life and raise good children who are the future generation. Allah does not require them to work, so they can focus on the enormous task of raising a whole new generation. If women to go to work or war or become witnesses with all the hassles that come with these jobs, then that would take away from the most critical job of raising a new generation. If moms go to work, children can get involved in drug addiction, in illicit sexual actities etc, which can be a major loss for society.

Allah wants all women to have a husband. It is not fair that some women get a husband and the rest have to be either spinsters or try to get some other woman's husband. Allah wants all women to have a husband so they can have children to support them in the old age and be there to help them. When men were getting killed in large numbers, this law came into practice, again to support women. Many women after World War two became prostitutes, because they had little kids to feed at home and their husbands had died in war. FIND OUT. Allah wants to avoid such fate for women.

The last line of yours is a total lie. The saying you quote is about MOTHERS, not husbands... the saying of the Prophet says that heaven for the children in UNDER THEIR MOTHER's FEET. Children are taught to serve their mothers and fathers, but especially their mothers.

If you have the truth, why do you have the need to lie and make up things?

This by the way is the basis why Islam spreads among the truth seekers. People get influenced by the lies and propaganda against Islam and find out the TRUTH. The lies make them expect an evil faith, when they find the reality, many convert whose hearts are fair.

May the Lord guide you. Amen.

Answer 2

Uh no, women are to be respected in Islam and appear "less than" to some outsiders because some cultural differences are all some people see, especially those who don't really look at the more altruistic understanding of the prophet's teachings.

Women were rescued from maltreatment before Muhammad was expected to recite, and that time frame is called the jahiliya "Times of Ignorance". It was a time when women were much abused and the birth of a daughter was grounds for her death. Some cultures stick to old ideas but true Islam does NOT teach that.

Women work hard, especially if they stay at home and take care of the house and children, men are expected to support them, and please them. The "traditional" Islamic saying is that HEAVEN is at the feet of the MOTHER, therefore you must respect you mother and women in general.

That some people twist this around for their own sad agendas isn't the fault of those Muslims who are altruistic, wise, compassionate, etc. It's illogical to claim all are as such for the ideas of a few.

It seems you would benefit from a few actual years of REAL study in Islam.

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Answer 3

1-Male has the equal of the portion of two females because male is responsible for needs of his relatives( females) in Islam.
2-Male equals two females as a witness because females are more emotional than males which makes their memories less stronger than males.
3-Islam ordered women to lower their gaze around men as it ordered Men to do the same around women.
4-You didn't mention the condition of marrying more than a woman.This condition is to be completely just with orphans which is nearly impossible,so it is really ordering not to marry more than a woman as they can't be just with more than one.
5-You didn't mention any reference for the saying of the Fourth Caliph or the Traditional Islamic saying you mentioned.

Answer 4

well everyone is right it means to treat women mothers all the ladies with respect as you would respect your father brother and all of that but it means treat them with good quality