im just wondering what a woman means in islam?

Question

I have watched some videos on youtube about executed women and about their life..

only honest answers

this question means a lot to me,

Answer 1

Honestly,
it is so accurate that ''there is good&bad in every race,religion etc..
while i really dont think that religion should be tied to the way women are treated by men,(as everyone has their own interpretation)
I can tell you that I have been married to a muslim man for 9 years,and ''meaningless&abused'' about sums it up for me!

I wont say that i entered in this marriage with a high self esteem,however,nothing has ever made me feel quite as low,
my husband has reinforced in me time&time again that I am not even human!(my existence holds no value to him)
yet he claims..''love''.. haha
theres no communication,affection,or simply consideration

My husbands sister on the other hand,lives overseas and her muslim husband treats her like a ''princess''
another sister,in saudi arabia,her husband beat her badly,
& when she decided to take a break and visit her mother
he went off & married another woman!

So,really,I believe it is more about the individual than the religion.

best wishes!
If you ever enter into a marriage where you are mistreated
all i can stronlgy suggest is get out fast
the longer you stay,the weaker you'll get
take care

remember,as far as what the ''Quran'' states concerning women, it to,is all about ''interpretation''!

i really would like to know exactly why someone gave me a thumbs down?all i did was sure my honest experience!
whats bad about that?

Answer 2

I wonder why so many people specially young girls are converting to Islam in the west . Does it attract them them to become property or worse than that?
The answer is simple. They are not fool. When they study Islam with open heart and mind they find it contrary to the propaganda.Islam is spreading in spite of these hypocritical methods that Christians and others are using to stop it. From the "moon god" lies of Robert Morey to the almost daily distortions in the media, Islam is still spreading in the West. Actually, the fact that those who make a career out of attacking Islam, such as Christian missionaries, have to resort to lies and distortions when they discuss Islam is a good sign.
If Islam was just some ridiculous "Third World" religion with no appeal, they would not have to treat it this way. As a matter of fact, a great deal of the anti-Islamic literature that fills Christian bookstores (and the Internet) is not designed to convert Muslims, but to turn Westerners off to Islam. The people who write these lies are just trying to poison the minds of people so that they won't be receptive to the message of Islam when they hear it.
Their methods, however, are failing. In Europe especially, the Christian religion is in a severe state of stagnation and people are looking for truth elsewhere.
Many notable Westerners have embraced Islam, recently as well as in the past. One of the most interesting things about this is many (if not all) of these people could be called "Searchers for the Truth". By this I mean that they were the type of people who were spiritual, open-mined and read books on many subjects. They were not brainwashed simpletons who simply wanted to join an easy religion and the dominating culture of the time. They were people who knew a lot not only about religion, but about history, philosophy and other disciplines. Suffice it to say that the truth of Islam is out there, in spite of all the negative press that it gets today.

Answer 3

Yes there is a lot of misleading information out there. Some has been twisted by those who hate Islam. I wish I could say it another way but thats how it is.

Okay Women in Islam are elevated from being an object who wear scant clothing, to women who are modest in their clothing. What I mean is that women in Islam are dressed to impress God/Allah and not dressed to impress men.
Which is not always the case.

Many men treat women differently according to their dress.
A Hindi convert to Islam commented on this when she came to England, she was surprised the women were treated in this way and found it demeaning to women.

A lot of the bad press is from people who are culturally expressing there desire to control the woman, not from the religion. Many cases can be cited but you could find a pattern, if men hurt women that's because of their sicknesses.

It is true that a woman's testimony in court is worth half that of a man. This is because it is difficult to watch an evil action for a normal person and a woman is naturally squeamish. Also a woman is more likely to be cohereced into giving up here testimony than a man. But there are other cases that only a womans testimony can be accepted and not a mans which is the case of milk nursing or wet nursing. Also if she was a female Judge could she overrule other men's words.

The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of God be upon him) said, "Heaven is at the feet of your mothers." What this is understood as that Heaven is the service of mothers. This was not said about the father.

You see Islam gave the freedom for women to inherit in the 7th century something that Christianity was never able to do and only recently with the abandonment of Christianity have we seen women inherit.

There are many examples that I could bring seen as marriage is also a hot topic please read the following rights for women in a marriage. If you have anymore questions please contact me. I would recommend L. Ahmeds book on Women in Islam you can find it on Amazon.com.

For someone looking at it from the outside it might seem unequal but that because only some of the picture is shown, when you see the entire picture it makes a lot more sense.


Here are some marriage rights

I would just like to share some information about women’s rights that I have just found out. The woman has the right to have the similar levels of food as she had before she was married. In terms of quality.

He does not have to cook or clean for him. she can refuse and he would have to pay for someone to do it.

He can refuse to life with the in laws and demand her own house.

She has the right to take money from him if he is tight fisted.

She has the right to the mahr which is a wedding gift from the husband. If she wants a divorce she pays some of this back.

She cannot be forced into a marriage, if she is she can walk away.

Answer 4

In Islam a woman means a person. Period. However, she is a person endowed with many qualities different than man and hence a different code of life. Having said that she has all the basic human rights just like a man. In fact, Islam puts a lot of emphasis on men to fulfill their obligation to women as their husbands, sons, fathers and even brothers. The Quran talks of many women personalities with veneration e.g Mary (mother of Jesus) for her piety, Sheba (queen in times of Solomon) for being a uler who could differentiate between right and wrong and hence led her nation to the right path, Pharaoh's wife who was always praying to God for righteous path. Women are treated as strong independent beings. There is no burden of " original sin" on woman as in the Bible. No concept of child birth and menses as a punishment for Eve's conduct. Nothing like this is part of Islam.

Answer 5

A woman is to be loved, respected, treated with kindness, never abused. A woman is a mother, wife, sister, daughter. She is a provider, a care taker and the most important person in a man's life.

I am my husband's best friend, his soul mate, his everything. I have never been treated better by ANY man.

Sadly a lot of what you are witnessing is either propaganda or some sort of evil, twisted cultural practice that is in no way supported in Islam.

Answer 6

Hello Sister,

Here is a link which will inshallah (God Willing) answer all your questions about Women in Islam
http://askmuslims.com/women.html

Also i encourage you to read the Holy Quran and judge yourself about Islam instead of asking people.

Peace.

Answer 7

Its important not to confuse religion and culture

A lot of the abuse that muslim women face is all cultural, but everything is said to be in the name of religion so people blame the religion and not the culture.

Islam has given many rights to women.

1. The right and duty to obtain education.

2. The right to have their own independent property.

3. The right to work to earn money if they need it or want it.

4. Equality of reward for equal deeds.

5. The right to express their opinion and be heard.

6. The right to provisions from the husband for all her needs and more.

7. The right to negotiate marriage terms of her choice.

8. The right to obtain divorce from her husband, even on the grounds that she simply can't stand him. (pls note that God deeply frowns upon divorce as a solution unless there is hardly any other alternative but it does not mean that men have more right to divorce their wives than women do.)

9. The right to keep all her own money (she is not responsible to maintain any relations).

10. The right to get sexual satisfaction from her husband.

11. custody of their children after divorce.

12. to refuse any marriage that does not please them

For a better understanding I suggest you read about the life of one of the wives of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and look at how they were treated

In particular `A'ishah bint Abi Bakr - these links are a great insight into how she lived to be one of the greatest women in Islam

http://www.anwary-islam.com/women/pwife_aisha.htm

http://www.readingislam.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=IslamOnline-English-AAbout_Islam/AskAboutIslamE/AskAboutIslamE&cid=1123996015430

http://www.readingislam.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1123996016332&pagename=IslamOnline-English-AAbout_Islam/AskAboutIslamE/AskAboutIslamE

Answer 8

It seems that lots of people are buying into the "Islam is Evil" crap being spread by our government and by many Christians.

Just as they said Witches are evil, Pagans are evil, Heathens are evil, Native savages are evil, and in dehumanizing every culture that refuses to become Christian, so are they doing with Islam.

Yes, there are evil and "over the top" Muslims. So are there evil and "over the top" Christians.

The evil, the problem, is extremism and fundamentalism.

Answer 9

It depends on the region. Atrocities stil happen in some countries, such as Iraq or Iran, but there are civilised muslim countries too like Egypt or Turkey, and even Lebanon.

I am not muslim, but I have many muslim friends

EDIT: For whoever gave me the thumbs down, just wanned you to know I am speaking facts and not things I heared on TV

Answer 10

After reading the answers, I am wondering why would there be any "rules" for women in any religion?