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- The Quran, the holy book of Islam, indicates that both men and women are spiritually equal. The Quran states: "Those who do good, whether male or female, and have faith will enter Paradise and will never be wronged; even as much as the speck on a date stone." — Quran 4:124
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Mar 9, 2023 · Furthermore, when the Holy Qur’an specifically seeks to establish the rights of both men and women, reward them, give them glad tidings of heaven, and where it deems it necessary to remind them of their responsibilities, motivate them by mentioning rewards and rekindle their relationship with Allah the Almighty, it addresses them individually ...
The Quran, the holy book of Islam, indicates that both men and women are spiritually equal. The Quran states: "Those who do good, whether male or female, and have faith will enter Paradise and will never be wronged; even as much as the speck on a date stone." [1] — Quran 4:124.
Some verses of the holy Qur’an speak of a preference of man over woman such as 2:228, 4:34 and 43:18. One can ask whether man and woman have the same essence or whether man has certain characteristics that make him own a different and superior essence.
Islam has conferred the greatest respect and honour to women. In the Qur’aan Majeed, Allah Ta’ala has commanded that the rights of women be upheld, and at no point should any form of abuse and ill-treatment be shown to them. Allah Ta’ala declares, وَعَاشِرُوْهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ.
Although the Holy Qur'an, while describing the injunctions of Shari` ah, according to its own clear stress, declares that men and women are absolutely equal and the injunctions where there is some difference have been expressly explained, but the address is generally to men and the gender used is masculine.
At several places in the Quran, believing men and believing women are addressed in the same language and are made equally subject to the same commandments and entitled to the same rights and privileges. Only their duties are different because their spheres of activity are different.
of the Koranic verses dealing with women's rights that ultimately lead to the unequal treatment of women in Muslim jurisdictions. This article looks at the relevant verses in their proper Koranic context and argues that the Koran protects the rights of women fully, if these verses are interpreted in
