In Islam there is absolutely no difference between men and women
as far as their relationship to God is concerned, as both are promised the
same reward for good conduct and the same punishment for evil conduct. The
Quran says:
"And
for women are rights over men similar to those of men over women." [Quran 2:228]
The
Quran, in addressing the believers, often uses the expression, ‘believing men
and women’ to emphasize the equality of men and women in regard to their
respective duties, rights, virtues and merits. It says:
"For
Muslim men and women, for believing men and women, for devout men and women,
for true men and women, for men and women who are patient and constant, for men
and women who humble themselves, for men and women who give in charity, for men
and women who fast, for men and women who guard their chastity, and for men and
women who engage much in Allah’s praise, for them has God prepared
forgiveness and great reward." [Quran 33:35]
This
clearly contradicts the assertion of the Christian Fathers that women do not
possess souls and that they will exist as sexless beings in the next life. The
Quran says that women have souls in exactly the same way as men and will enter
Paradise if they do good:
"Enter
into Paradise, you and your wives, with delight." [Quran 43:70]
"Who
so does that which is right, and believes, whether male or female, him or her
will We quicken to happy life." [Quran 16:97]
The
Quran admonishes those men who oppress or ill-treat women:
"O
you who believe! You are forbidden to inherit women against their will. Nor
should you treat them with harshness, that you may take away part of the dowry
you have given them - except when they have become guilty of open lewdness. On
the contrary live with them on a footing of kindness and equity. If you take a
dislike to them, it may be that you dislike something and God will bring
about through it a great deal of good." [Quran 4:19]
Considering
the fact that before the advent of Islam the pagan Arabs used to bury their
female children alive, make women dance naked in the vicinity of the Ka’bah
during their annual fairs, and treat women as mere chattels and objects of
sexual pleasure possessing no rights or position whatsoever, these teachings of
the Noble Quran were revolutionary. Unlike other religions, which regarded
women as being possessed of inherent sin and wickedness and men as being
possessed of inherent virtue and nobility, Islam regards men and women as being
of the same essence created from a single soul. The Quran declares:
"O
mankind! Reverence your Guardian-Lord, who created you from a single person,
created, of like nature, his mate, and from this pair scattered (like seeds)
countless men and women. Reverence God, through Whom you demand your mutual
(rights), and reverence the wombs (that bore you); for Allah ever watches over
you." [Quran 4:1]
The
Prophet of Islam (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Women are the twin
halves of men.” The Quran emphasizes the essential unity of men and women in a
most beautiful simile:
"They
(your wives) are your garment and you are a garment for them." [Quran 2:187]
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