WOMENS’ RIGHTS IN ISLAM
– MODERNISING OR OUTDATED? – PART 1
(Back Ground Azaan, By Brother Yusuf Islam)
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(Azan Continued)…
(Dr. Mohammed) Assalaamu Alaikum… May peace be on you all.
Honorable Justice Kazi, respected elders, distinguished guests, members of the press, friends, brothers and sisters.
There are many social traumas, problems and conflicts… women in society face today, and we sincerely need to find viable holistic and humanistic solutions to them.
In this context, the subject of ‘Women’s Rights’ is of much contemporary analytical relevance, and human interest.
A reason enough, for all of us to have gathered here today, inspite of options of other pre occupations.
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We begin today’s program formally with the Qiraat by Brother Ashraf Mohammey, which will be followed by the reading of its English translation.
(Ashraf Mohammedy) Asalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahai Wabarakatuhu.
(Arabic)…
The translation … ‘I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the accursed
In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful’.
‘O Humankind reverence your Guardian Lord who created you from a single person, created of like nature his mate and from them twain scattered like seeds countless men and women, Reverence God through whom you demand your mutual rights and reverence the wombs that bore you.
For God ever watches over you
To orphans restore their property when they reach their age nor substitute your worthless things for their good ones and devour not their substance by mixing it up with your own, for this is indeed a great sin.
Verily Allah speaks the Truth’.
(Dr. Mohammed) Assalaamu Alaikum… Thank, you brother Ashraf.
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Today Dr. Zakir will be speaking on the topic… ‘Women’s Rights in Islam – Modernizing or Outdated?’
This would be followed by a Question and Answer session, in which you all have a right to question and cross examine him, on the topic and the matter presented in a very open format.
When we consider the rights and justice for women in this open court of ours today, in context of Islamic laws and views, it is very befitting, and our esteemed pleasure to have amongst us the eminent Judge, Honorable Justice Muhammad Mujeebuddin Qazi, to preside over this programme.
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Before I answer, let me comment on Jwenting :
Before they marry they’re the property of their father, to do with as he pleases.
Kanan: Simply NOT true and NOT founded. Get your facts right
after they marry (to a man selected by their father, not themselves) they are the property of their husband, to do with as he pleases.
Kanan: NOT true and NOT founded. Where you get this from? What is your source?
If they resist anything any man tries to do with/to them they are liable to be killed for it, or severely beaten for not doing as they are told.
Kanan: Good lord man. Are you making this up or you had too many to drink?
And that’s more rights than non-Muslims have in Islam, the only right non-Muslims have is to be killed.
Kanan: pack of lies and ill intended
To answer the misinformed brainwashed people about Women rights in Islam:
1. Women have the right to choose their future husband, they have the right to say NO
2. Women have the right to education
3. Women have the right to have their own Business
4. Women are looked after financially from cradle to grave:
Until she gets married she is cared for by her Father
When she gets married, her husband is legally bound to support all her financial needs.
Her ALL incomes belongs to her, she has the right to it without any interference from anybody.
If her Husband divorce her or died, her father or family are responsible to support her financially.
4. Women inheritance:
4.1 If a man dies and left only One daughter, she inherit 1/5 his wealth
4.2. If a man dies and left only daughters, they inherit 2/3 of his wealth
4.3. If a man dies and left daughters and sons girls inherit have boys of his wealth.
4.4 A woman inherits 1/4 of her Husband if he has kids
There are so many rules on inheritance in Islam that is hard to mention all of them.
One final statement, if what all these evil things about women right in Islam why there are 1.2 Billion Muslim in the world.
5. When a Muslim woman gets married she retains her Family name unlike western women who became Mrs somebody.
December 9th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Isn’t that an oxymoron?
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December 9th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
I can not see any thing there about women’s rights. from what I read they are 1/4 of men’s if they get any all depends on their husband . father or son.
I read about 1 paragraph and gave up but scanned down .
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December 9th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Women have no rights in Islam.
Before they marry they’re the property of their father, to do with as he pleases.
After they marry (to a man selected by their father, not themselves) they are the property of their husband, to do with as he pleases.
If they resist anything any man tries to do with/to them they are liable to be killed for it, or severely beaten for not doing as they are told.
And that’s more rights than non-Muslims have in Islam, the only right non-Muslims have is to be killed.
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December 9th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Intention of the asker is to be questioned.
He is a troll in Muslim name.
Muslim women enjoy the partnership(in their life), with most faithful husbands in the world.
They have the full right for choices,selections etc…
They have full right to select their life-partners.
The marriage will not be valid if her parents decided it against her wish.
Kanan:
Thanks for your answer with this much details.You had made a silly spelling mistake.
You wrote "have" instead of "half" in 4.3 .Pls edit it.
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December 9th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
Before I answer, let me comment on Jwenting :
Before they marry they’re the property of their father, to do with as he pleases.
Kanan: Simply NOT true and NOT founded. Get your facts right
after they marry (to a man selected by their father, not themselves) they are the property of their husband, to do with as he pleases.
Kanan: NOT true and NOT founded. Where you get this from? What is your source?
If they resist anything any man tries to do with/to them they are liable to be killed for it, or severely beaten for not doing as they are told.
Kanan: Good lord man. Are you making this up or you had too many to drink?
And that’s more rights than non-Muslims have in Islam, the only right non-Muslims have is to be killed.
Kanan: pack of lies and ill intended
To answer the misinformed brainwashed people about Women rights in Islam:
1. Women have the right to choose their future husband, they have the right to say NO
2. Women have the right to education
3. Women have the right to have their own Business
4. Women are looked after financially from cradle to grave:
Until she gets married she is cared for by her Father
When she gets married, her husband is legally bound to support all her financial needs.
Her ALL incomes belongs to her, she has the right to it without any interference from anybody.
If her Husband divorce her or died, her father or family are responsible to support her financially.
4. Women inheritance:
4.1 If a man dies and left only One daughter, she inherit 1/5 his wealth
4.2. If a man dies and left only daughters, they inherit 2/3 of his wealth
4.3. If a man dies and left daughters and sons girls inherit have boys of his wealth.
4.4 A woman inherits 1/4 of her Husband if he has kids
There are so many rules on inheritance in Islam that is hard to mention all of them.
One final statement, if what all these evil things about women right in Islam why there are 1.2 Billion Muslim in the world.
5. When a Muslim woman gets married she retains her Family name unlike western women who became Mrs somebody.
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December 10th, 2009 at 12:21 am
about Islam i have seen that many of people just show the one side of picture not explore the all, further this create more confusing to readers and listeners.About women it seems its cruel to women bound in many boundaries that are not for men. Islam has given the much of the respect to the women other then any religion, Islam given respect ,security, all the basic rights that are not given before islam. if a women is said to stay at home then all spends goes to husband or father as the basic responsibility. but if she goes for working out side then she asked for hide her from being seen by strangers and she has total right of using her earning. Purely about rights if in Islam have given man can divorce then for women to "khulah", and someone can see that Muslim marriages are more stable then in the other religions. If a wife is divorced and still pregnant then the husband is responsible to all expenses of kid till the kid is able to separate, can any one show any rule giving such protection.
What not given is extraordinary freedom that is just a misguidance. Islam also given great importance to women in creative manners like Muslim women even go battle field but what is to consider the limits, there are limits for men and women if to stay together.
I say people don’t believe just words take a step and read out and analyze Islam its a light in this time darkness. Don’ just see happenings see why so happening.
i see that its a long topic cant be summarize in litte passage.
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I am a Muslim.