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ROLE OF WOMEN IN ISLAMBy

Muhammad Ali Khan

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HISTORICAL ROLE

Historical evidence indicates that women

contributed significantly to the early development

of the Muslim community

Substantiation of Prophet-hood after first

revelation

Women were the first to learn of Muhammad's

initial revelation

They later played an important role in the

process of collecting all the revelations from both

written and oral sources into a single,

authoritative text2


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CONT.

Women were entrusted with vital secrets,

including the location of Muhammad's hiding

place

The Prophet often consulted women and

considered their opinions seriously

Hazrat Khadija RA , chief adviser as well as his

first and foremost supporter

Hazrat A'ishah RA, was a well-known authority

in medicine, history, and rhetoric

Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab RA (ruled 634

644 ) appointed women to serve as officials in the

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Men and women had distinct, complementary

roles in Muslim societies. The husband's primary

responsibility was to support and protect the

family

The wife cared for and disciplined the children

and maintained the home

Although Islamic law taught that the husband

and wife were equal before God, women were

subordinate to men. Nonetheless, women

exercised considerable influence in family and

social life4


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CONT.

In the early 1900s, the governments of Turkey took

steps to modernize the role of women

The Turkish government adopted a new family law

that that gave women the right to obtain divorces

Turkish women gained the right to vote in municipaland national elections in the 1930s

During the 1950s, Egyptian women entered politics

and were elected to public office

Women also began to earn advanced academic degreesand to work in professions previously closed to them

In most countries, however, new freedoms and

opportunities in education and employment benefited

only upper and middle classes in urban areas5


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CONT

Concerns about a lack of employment

opportunities among men fueled arguments that

women should stay at home in their traditional

roles of wives and mothers

Islamic states tried to balance the conflicting

demands of women and traditional Muslims by

making cautious reforms

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CONT

Debate continues over the appropriate role of

women in the community

They see the status of women as directly

connected to maintaining or reforming tradition

The role of women may also be a means of

defining national identity

Although Muslim governments have promoted

education for both boys and girls as a way of

achieving economic growth, the percentage of

girls enrolled in schools in developing countries

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CATALYST OF CHANGE OF ROLE

Poor economic and political conditions in some

Muslim countries have forced women to become

more involved in the outside world

Factors such as war and labor migration have

increased the number of households headed by

females

Economic necessity has led women to seek work

outside the home, usually in low-paid, unskilled

jobs

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AS HEAD OF STATE

Many Muslim women have become active in

grassroots organizations, development projects,

charitable associations, and social services

During the 1990s, women achieved positions of

leadership in some parts of the Muslim world.

Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan, Tansu Ciller of

Turkey, and Shaykh Hasina and Khaleda Zia of

Bangladesh served as prime ministers in their

respec-tive countries

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ROLE IN EDUCATION

Muslim women have always played a role in the

spread of religious knowledge, Hazrat A'ishah RA

was an important source of the hadith

In fact, he reportedly told his followers they

would receive half their religion from her.

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ROLE IS SUFIISM

The most famous Sufi woman, Rabiah Basri

wrote poems of love for God that have continued

to inspire mystics to the present day.

Some Sufishaykhsin the Mamluk dynasty ( 1250

1517 ) and Ottoman Empire admitted women

into their orders

Despite the general acceptance of women within

Sufism, however, their participation in the orders

and indhikr was restricted

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CONT

The Qur'an requires the same religious role and duties of

men and women and promises them the same spiritual

rewards

Nevertheless, certain factors have tended to restrict

women's involvement in Islamic religious life These include social customs, lack of education, and ideas

about ritual purity

The specific limitations on the participation of Muslim

women in religious matters and the ways that they have

responded to these restrictions have varied across theIslamic world

Furthermore, during the 1900s, the changing role of

women in society created new opportunities for women in

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IMPORTANT ROLES OF A WOMEN

Categories

Role in FamilyAs mother

As Sister

As Daughter

As Wife

Role is SocietyRole of a Working Women

Role of a Housewife

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ROLE IN FAMILY

Teach their childrenReligion

Language

Worldly Education

Train them properlyValues

Psychological Training

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CONT

As Sister/DaughterProtect the Respect of the Family

Be an ambassador of the Family

As WifeMotherhood

Protect the respect of husband (Libas)

To be obedient

Domestic Chores/House keeping

Care of Finance

Kept the Secrets

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ROLE IN SOCIETY

Positive contribution towards Society

Show kindness to society

Defining National Identity

Women as key to social continuity and thepreservation of the family, language and culture

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DoNotPayAttentiontoSlanderousTalks


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Kindness

The Husband's Respect

Complaints and Grievances

Pleasant Dispositions

Wrong Expectations Be a Comfort for Your Husband

Be Appreciative

Do not Look for Shortcomings

Don't Look at Anyone Other Than

Your Husband

Take Islamic Hijab

Forgive Your Husband's Mistakes

Coping with Your Husband's

Relatives

Coping With Your Husband's Job

If You Have to Live Away From YourHometown

If Your Husband Works at Home

Help Your Husband to Make Progress

Be Careful That He is Not Misled

Suspicious Women

Do Not Pay Attention to Slanderous Talks

Obey Husband and Not Mother

Be Clean and Beautiful at Home Also

Be like a Mother to Him

Keep the Secrets

Accept His Management

Be Resourceful when Times are Hard

Do not Refuse to Talk and do not Sulk

Remain Silent when he is Angry

Tolerate Men's Hobbies

Housekeeping

Cleanliness

A Tidy House

Preparing Food

Receiving Guests

The Trustee of the House

Accept only Careers of women

Do not Waste your Spare Time

Motherhood (Caring for Children)

Nutrition and HygieneImp

ossible

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