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2.Quran and Woman by Dr.Amina Wadud :
http://womenfolks.blogspot.com/2017/07/quran-and-women-rereading-sacred-text.html
Generally it is believed that in Islam the women are
mistreated, their status is lower than men and they do not enjoy equal rights.
Such negative perceptions has been created by the ignorant and enemies of
Islam, after having failed in the ideological front, however the cultural treatment meted to the
women in some of the Muslim societies has provided the basis for such
perception. Before the advent
of Islam the status of women in earlier civilizations was very low to the
extent that they were denied basic human dignity. A cursory look at that would
highlight the respectable position granted to women by Islam. The women were
degraded and were denied all rights under the Babylonian law. If a man murdered
a woman, instead of him being punished, his wife was put to death. In the Greek
Civilization, women were deprived of all rights and were looked down upon. In
Greek mythology, an ‘imaginary woman’ called ‘Pandora’ is the root cause of
misfortune of human beings. The Greeks considered women to be subhuman to the
extent that they were considered impure, and they were bought and sold in
marketplaces. A woman could not refuse a husband chosen by her guardian and she
could not disobey her husband in anyway. Later, they acquired a somewhat batter
status, but they remained inferior to men. Though chastity of women was
precious, and women were held in high esteem, the Greeks were later overwhelmed
by ego and sexual perversions. Prostitution became a regular practice amongst
all classes of Greek society. When Roman Civilization was at the zenith of its
‘glory’, a man even had the right to take the life of his wife. Prostitution
and nudity were common amongst the Romans. Under the Roman Empire , women did not have the right to own
anything. If a woman had any property of her own, it was automatically
transferred to the ownership of the head of the family. Later, in the reign of
Justinian (483-565 C.E), women were given the right to retain what they earned
through their own work, but money from other sources (gift etc) remained with
the head of family. Christian Europe was influenced by notions that
prevailed in the days of paganism about the status of women. Eve is considered >>> continue reading >>>
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