Monday, January 24, 2011

WOMEN IN ISLAM

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In Islam, women are allowed to work. By Islamic law, their salaries belong to them and their husbands are still obligated to support them. The participation of women in Islamic society cannot be put down. Throughout history, many Muslim women have had their active roles in developing  the Islamic civilization.
            In the early days of Islam , women went out to work, and participated in all social and cultural activities. A famous case is shifa bint Abdallah who became a chief inspector of Market in Madina in the era of Caliph Omar bin Khattab. In medieval times, Muslim women were frequently merchants or physicians. Numerous fascinating biographies exist of countless women who became religious scholars and taught in the masjids and colleges. For instance, in Central Asia, Karima al-Marwaziyya (d.1070) as well as Shuhda the Scribe (d.1178) became very famous scholars who taught in Islamic colleges. Fatima bint al-Hasan was known as a hadith scholar as well as a calligrapher in Islam. In Damascus, the famale scholars whose students became leading scholars, included Ibn Battuta who was popular in Java as a traveling Mauna, were Ajiba bint al-Kamaal (d.1339).
            There are also many other woman scholars who gave a great contribution to literature and arts in the later era. Umm Hani (d.1466) was another distinguished scholar. She memorized the Qur’an while still a child and mastered some academic disciplines like theology, law, history, grammar and poetry. She was also skillful in writing poetry and had a deep religiosity that impelled her to perform the hajj pilgrimage to Makkah no fewer than thirteen times. Moreover, in the field of literature is found Wallada of Cordova with her Fitnet of Istanbul (d.1780) and Queen Nadira (d.1842) with her Kokand in Central Asia. These enriched the Arabic, Persian and Turkish languages and literature.
            Muslim women have also played a significant role in military affairs. In the early Islamic period, women were often called upon to provide nursing and other ancillary services, and even to bear arms alongside the Muslim men. This is because when a Muslim community is invaded, taking arms to repel the enemy, might become a religious duty for men as well as women.
            Today, in some Muslim countries the roles of women are becoming more important. They can be engineers, physicians, professors, deans, company directresses, and so on. Their active participation can be seen in many Islamic societies.
            In conclusion, Muslim women have shown a great participation in the development of Islamic life in addition to their contribution to their main duties as mothers and wives.

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