1. Islam brought a noble message of equality and dignity for all humanity when it was revealed in 7th century Arabia. It teaches that men and women were both created from a single soul and are of equal worth. 2. The Quran and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad establish women's spiritual and social equality with men. Women have equal rights to seek knowledge, worship, and inheritance. Killing female infants was prohibited. 3. The hijab is worn by Muslim women not due to tradition but as a command from God to protect their character and avoid immorality. The status and rights of women in Islam were decreed out of its truth, not due to social pressures.

1. The status of
woman in
Islam

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wwiiddee ddeesseerrtt ooff AArraabbiiaa wwiitthh aa ffrreesshh,, nnoobbllee aanndd
uunniivveerrssaall mmeessssaaggee ttoo hhuummaanniittyy::
 ‘‘OO mmaannkkiinndd,, kkeeeepp yyoouurr dduuttyy ttoo yyoouurr LLoorrdd wwhhoo
ccrreeaatteedd yyoouu ffrroomm aa ssiinnggllee ssoouull aanndd ffrroomm iitt
ccrreeaatteedd iittss mmaattee ((ooff ssaammee kkiinndd)) aanndd ffrroomm
tthheemm ttwwaaiinn hhaass sspprreeaadd aa mmuullttiittuuddee ooff mmeenn
aanndd wwoommeenn’’((QQuurraann::44::11))

3. AAnndd AAllllaahh hhaass mmaaddee
ffoorr yyoouu wwiivveess ooff yyoouurr
oowwnn kkiinndd,, aanndd hhaass
mmaaddee ffoorr yyoouu,, ffrroomm
yyoouurr wwiivveess,, ssoonnss aanndd
ggrraannddssoonnss,, aanndd hhaass
bbeessttoowweedd oonn yyoouu
ggoooodd pprroovviissiioonn.. DDoo
tthheeyy tthheenn bbeelliieevvee iinn
ffaallssee ddeeiittiieess aanndd
ddeennyy tthhee FFaavvoouurr ooff
AAllllaahh ((bbyy nnoott
wwoorrsshhiippppiinngg AAllllaahh
AAlloonnee)).. QQUURRAANN 1166::7722

4. The spiritual Aspect
….So their Lord
accepted of them (their
supplication and
answered them), "Never
will I allow to be lost the
work of any of you, be
he male or female. You
are (members) one of
another…. QUR’AN 3:195

5. Whoever works righteousness, whether male or female, while
he (or she) is a true believer (of Islamic Monotheism) verily, to
him We will give a good life (in this world with respect,
contentment and lawful provision), and We shall pay them
certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used
to do (i.e. Paradise in the Hereafter). Qur’an 16:97

6. 2.The social Aspect
And when the female
(infant) buried alive (as
the pagan Arabs used to
do) shall be questioned.
For what sin she was killed?
Qur’an 81:8-9

7. And when the news of
(the birth of) a female
(child) is brought to any
of them, his face becomes
dark, and he is filled with
inward grief!
He hides himself from
the people because of the
evil of that whereof he
has been informed. Shall
he keep her with
dishonor or bury her in
the earth ? Certainly, evil
is their decision. Quran
16: 58-59

8. The Prophet’s sayings
: whosoever has a
daughter and he does not
bury her alive, does not
insult her and does not
favor his son over her,
God will enter him into
paradise.
Whosoever supports
two daughters till they
mature, he and I will
come in the day of
judgement like this (he
pointed with his 2 fingers
held together.

9. The right of females to seek
knowledge is not different from
that of males. Prophet
Muhammed (p b u h) said
:``Seeking knowledge is
mandatory for every Muslim .”
Muslim as used here including
both males and females.
Muslim judge

10. The prophet (p.b.u.h.) said:
`` The most perfect believers are
the best in conduct and best of you are
those who are best to their wives.”

11. Islam considers
kindness to parents
next to the worship of
God.
The Quran says
`` And we
have enjoined upon
man (to be good) to
his parents: His
mother bears him in
weakness upon
weakness……
Surah 31:
verse15.

12. IS THE HIJAB A HINDRANCE???
The muslim woman wears
hijab (veil) on the basis of
her belief that it is a
command from Allah,
revealed to protect the
Muslim Woman, to make her
character distinct, and to
keep her away from the
slippery slope of immorality
and error. It is not a custom
or tradition inherited from
her mother or grandmother.

13. Conclusion
The status which women reached during the present
era was not achieved due to the kindness of men or
due to natural progress. It was rather achieved
through a long struggle and sacrifice on woman’s
part and only when society needed her contribution
and work, and due to the escalation of technological
change.
In the case of Islam such compassionate and
dignified status was decreed, not because it reflects
the environment of the 7th century, not under the threat
or pressure of women and their organisations , but
rather because of its intrinsic truthfulness.

14. PROUD TO BE MUSLIM WOMEN!!!
DESIGNED BY-THAHIRA
YAHYA
&
SALMA ARIF