Different aspects of woman rights in Islam (part 2)
Women rights in Islam should be based on Quran and authentic hadith of Prophet Muhammad PBUH. Before the revelation of Quran, Arab people were the most ignorant people on earth. That period is called “Ayame jahiliyyah” means the period of ignorance. After the Revelation of Quran, women got their due rights. Almighty Allah does not discriminate between man and woman. There is a misconception among western people that paradise is only for the males.
Allah says in the Glorious Quran:
“And whoever does righteous deeds, whether male or female, while being a believer - those will enter Paradise and will not be wronged, [even as much as] the speck on a date seed.” Quran: 4:124
“Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - We will surely cause him to live a good life, and we will surely give them their reward [in the Hereafter] according to the best of what they used to do.” Quran: 16:97
These verses are clear that going to paradise depends upon a person’s faith and righteous deeds. The person is male or female does not matter at all.
Allah again says:
“O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul and created from its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women. And fear Allah, through whom you ask one another, and the wombs. Indeed Allah is ever, over you, an Observer”. Quran 4:1
“[He is] Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you from yourselves, mates, and among the cattle, mates; He multiplies you thereby. There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing”. Quran 42:11
“Then He proportioned him and breathed into him from His [created] soul and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful.” Quran 32:9
Allah SW has given his knowledge into every human beings, the males as well as the females. He has honored all the children of Adam.
Allah says in the Quran: “And We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and preferred them over much of what We have created, with [definite] preference.” Quran 17:70
This verse clears that Allah SW has honored all the children of Adam irrespective of their color, gender, citizenship.
But if we read the Bible – (Book of Genesis Chapter number 3) we come to know EVE (May Allah be pleased with her) was responsible for tempting Adam (May Allah be pleased with him) to eat the forbidden fruit because of which human kind is born in sin.
There is not a single verse in the Quran which puts the blame only on EVE (May Allah be pleased with her). The blame is put equally in both of them, ADAM and as well as EVE (May peace be upon them).
Prophet Muhammad PBUH said:
Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet said, "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not hurt (trouble) his neighbor. And I advise you to take care of the women, for they are created from a rib and the most crooked portion of the rib is its upper part; if you try to straighten it, it will break, and if you leave it, it will remain crooked, so I urge you to take care of the women." Bukhari: Book 7: Volume 62: Hadith 114
If you read the Quran you will come to know,
Allah says in the Quran: 7:19-27--- Adam and Eve (May peace be upon them) are addressed a dozen of times. It is mentioned there both of them made a mistake. If both of them repented, they would be forgiven. Blame is put equally on both of them.
But there is a verse in the Quran: 20:121---That Adam (May peace be upon him) disobeyed Allah SW. But there is no single verse of the Quran which puts blame on Eve (May peace be upon her) alone exclusively. For understanding the Quran, you have to read it as a whole, not by a single verse of it.
(To be continued)
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