Woman in Islam

All teachings in Islam are solely based on the Qur`an  (Gods revelation ) and the Hadith (amplification by Prophet Muhammad). Western society sees Islam as degrading and stereotyping the female sex. However Islam teaches that muslin should oppose stereotyping woman, and threat them not equally as it goes against the meaning of Islam. The quran teaches that woman is completely equated with man in the sight of God in terms of her rights and responsibilities.

The Qur'an states: For Muslim men and women, for believing men and women, for devout men and women, for true men and women, for men and women who are patient and constant, for men and women who humble themselves, for men and women who give in charity, for men and women who fast, for men and women who guard their chastity, and for men and women who engage much in Allah's praise, for them has Allah prepared forgiveness and great reward. (33:35)

According to this it states that men and woman are equal in front of God.

Even though women have the same duties as man such as praying five times a day and fasting, there are some exemptions when women have to perform these tasks such as they don’t have to fast when they are pregnant, nursing a child or when they are menstruating,  Praying when menstruating or bleeding after childbirth, and they aren’t obliged to come to the mosque on Friday prayer. But under normal conditions they can do the same things as men concerning the five pillars of islam.

Another issue which is widely discussed is that a muslim female isn’t allowed to work, this again an assumption which is incorrect woman are allowed to work but are advised that there family should stay her first priority. In islam woman are also allowed to keep there own property, when a woman gets married everything that belonged or has been inherited by her stays in her belongingness, her husband hasn`t got any right over it. Also as a woman it is her right that her husband works for her her and gives her all financial support she needs. Women are also allowed to engage in business or work at home or outside the house, so long as the family does not suffer, and the money they make is their own.  Woman are benefited by hormones which make her more patient, a temperament that makes her more nurturing, and a gentleness that makes her a better mother                                                                                          Also many see that housework is another task that woman has to do. The Prophet* himself used to help with the domestic work, and mended his own shoes. Women is in Islam also have the right to divorce their husbands, if her husband fails to maintain her or doesn’t treat her well.

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Challenges which modern Muslim woman face

Most muslims in britian have imgrated from other muslim countries. The muslim society in Britian is mostly formed from varying backgrounds and ethnic groups so there are a number of different Muslim communities.

One of the challenges which a modern Muslim living in the west faces is the fact that there peers don’t wear a hijab. When a girl is in her teens one of the most important things is to be accepted, but when she is the only one in her class wearing a hiijab she might feel leaved, but in ...

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