Raziya Sultan.. first Muslim women to become the queen of India

2.  A brave sultan who belonged to slave dynasty and was the first
Muslim women to occupy the throne in India.
 She was so talented, wise, and a great warrior that encouraged
her father which resulted that she became the next sultan of slave
dynasty.
 She succeeded her father in 1236

3.  Iltutmish- a father, who ordered grand celebrations to welcome the birth
of his first daughter after many sons.
 He took personal interest in her education and training and by the time
she turned 13, Razia was acknowledged as an horse rider who would
accompany her father in his military expeditions.
 Iltutmish words: “this daughter of mine is better than my sons”.

4.  One of Iltutmish sons, Rukn Ud Firuz occupied the
throne. He ruled Delhi for seven months .
 In 1236, Razia sultan defeated her brother with the
support of the people in Delhi.

5.  She set up laws and orders to make the country more stable.
 She tried to improve the infrastructure of India by
encouraging trade, buildings roads and digging wells.
 She established schools, centres for research and public
libraries that included the work of ancient philosophers
along with the Quran and the traditions of Muhammad.
 Hindu works in the sciences, philosophy and astronomy were
studied in school.

6.  The reason behind end of her was her unacceptable love.
 Yaqut, an African slave turned nobleman who was close to
Razia.
 Malik Ikhtiar, the governor was against such relationship of
Razia.
 This was because the story goes thatAltunia and Razia were
childhood friends. As they grew up,Altunia fell in love with
her and rebellion was the only way to get her back.
 Yaqut was murdered and Raziya was imprisoned.

7.  When she was trying to curb a rebellion against her by the
Turkish governor of Batinda, theTurkish nobles who were
against such female throne, took advantage of her absence
at Delhi and dethroned her. Her brother Bahram was
crowned.
 To save her own head, Razia decided to marryAltunia, and
marched towards Delhi with her husband.
 On october 13, 1240, she was defeated by Bahram and they
were put to death the next day.

8. • It shows that though she struggled, she still managed to become the queen with the
support of people in Delhi and her strong will.
 Her gender didn’t disadvantage her from succeeding and achieving her potential.
 Her role goes against the traditional view of women because traditionalist were against
a female throne because they believed that women do not have enough authority to
rule a whole country.
 Her role illustrates that women should have the confidence to stand up for what's right
and use our free will , granted by Allah, wisely.
 Women should realise that their efforts are as vital as those of men.
 Her role illustrates that there shouldn’t be any form gender discrepancy in society as
both women and men are equal in the sight of Allah

9. Yusaf AliQaradawi believe men are
higher and have such authority over
women and therefore Muslim
women are different and unequal.
In traditionalist societies, women are
seen to be different and therefore
treated unequally in cases of
marriages, divorce and rights to
education.
They also believe that women don’t
have the strength to rule over a
country or over men.
AminaWadud rejects the idea that the
Quran relegates women to an inferior
position within the family or society.; she
therefore interprets the verse below to
mean men must use their inheritance and
earnings to tend to the needs of women as
females play an essential and difficult role in
assuring the continuation of the human
species.
‘The childbearing responsibility is of grave
importance: human existence depends upon
it.This responsibility requires a great deal
of physical strength, stamina, intelligence,
and deep personal commitment’.Yet, while
this responsibility is so obvious and
important, what is the responsibility of the
male in this family and society at large? For
simple balance and justice in creation, and
to avoid oppression, his responsibility must
be equally significant to the continuation of
the human race’ (73)

10.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqyIn4D
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 What do you think of his view?

11.  Even though she is not stated in the Quran, she can still be analysed and
used as an inspirational figure to argue against the traditionalist views
claiming that ‘women do not have the strength to rule over a country’.
 During the mid 13th century , women were more restricted due to the
society they lived in with all the negative ideologies against the rights of
women and their roles as a house wife, whereas in contemporary society
women have the rights of freedom of expression.
 We can use her as an modernist example as she did not restrict her self
by following the humanly constructed laws that minimised women rights
but rather used her own Ijtihad. (Interpretations).