The Position Of Women In Islam

In Islam women like men have similar rights and duties. Islam looks at women as they play a role in the family and society as they mother, sisters, wives and as partner of men in taking life responsibilities.

Allah says in Quran “Never will I waste the work of a worker among you, whether male or female, the one of you being from the other”.

Islam has honored women by giving them the right to rent, sell and buy and the like, and Islam has guaranteed the woman’s right to education and learning.

Islam grants women equal rights to contract, to enterprise, to earn and possess independently. In Islam women have the right to accept or reject marriage proposals. Islam gives women the right to separate from their husbands if husbands treat wives badly and in injustice way. The husband is responsible for the maintenance, protection and overall leadership of the family within the framework of consultation and kindness.

Islam has given women a share of inheritance. Before Islam, women were not only deprived of that share, but were themselves considered as property to be inherited by men. Women are honored in Islam in all her circumstances and all her life, living under the Care of her parents, her husband’s care, and the righteous of her children.

What Islam has established for women is that which suits their nature, gives them full security and protects them against disgraceful circumstances and uncertain channels of life.