I am a muslim girl, but you make me feel ashamed of this by repeating on and on that a woman is a degree lower than a man.
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Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be
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One of our
brothers/sisters has asked this question:
Dear Sir, I am a muslim girl, but you make me feel ashamed
of this by repeating on and on that a woman is a degree lower than a man. First
of all, women can do everything that men can do, and above all they can carry
and give a birth to a child unlike men. And second, why should I believe in
everything said by you or written in the Quran, when
you and the writer of the last are men, and actually we can`t
be 100% sure what was really said by God, as it was written by a a human being. And third, the Quran was actual and essential for the time of its writing,
but now humankind and world has changed, as well as the role of women in it, so
we should reconsider what is written in it.
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Answer:
Is the Quran
for all times and ages?
In the name of Allah, We praise
Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness.
Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray,
none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person,
no grave, no prophet, no
imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone,
and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of
His Messengers.
Your Statement: I am a muslim
girl, but you make me feel ashamed of this by repeating on and on that a woman
is a degree lower than a man.
Allah Subhanah, the Creator of
humans, the heavens and the earth, and everything that exists is the One Who
created man; and from this man created
his mate; and He is the One Who created
their nature. To live as a unit in a
family in peace,
harmony and tranquility;
The All Knowing, All Wise, Allah Subhanah has
Decreed the duties and responsibilities of the man and the woman according to
the nature He created for them.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 30 Surah Rum
verse 21: And of Allah’s Sign is that He has created for you wives from your
own species, so
that you may find peace with them, and
(Allah has) created love and mercy between you. Surely in this there are many Signs for
those who reflect.
Allah Says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah verse 228: Divorced women shall wait concerning themselves
for three monthly periods;
nor is it lawful for them to hide what Allah hath created in
their wombs if they have faith in Allah and the Last Day. And their husbands have the better right to
take them back in that period if they wish for reconciliation. And women shall have rights similar to the
rights against them according to what is equitable; but men have a
degree (of advantage) over them; and
Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 4 Surah Nisaa verse 34:Men are the
managers of the affairs of women because Allah has made the one superior
to the other, and because men
spend of their wealth on women.
Virtuous women are , therefore, obedient (to their husbands); and they guard
in his absence what Allah would have them guard (their honor, their property, etc.)
The degree or advantage is only
for the test of this worldly life; in the Hereafter, there will be absolutely no difference or
advantage by gender. The decision of
Allah Subhanah on who deserves
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale Imraan verse 195: And their Lord hath accepted of them and
answered them: "Never will I suffer
to be lost the work of any of you, be
he male or female: ye are members
one of another; those who have left
their homes or been driven out therefrom, or suffered harm in My cause, or fought,
or been slain, verily I will blot
out from them their iniquities and admit them into gardens with rivers flowing
beneath; a reward from the presence of
Allah, and from His presence is the best
of rewards."
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 4 Surah Nisaa verse 124:If any do deeds of righteousness,
be they male or female,
and have faith they will enter heaven and not the least injustice will
be done to them.
Allah says in the Holy Quran
Chapter 33 Surah Ahzaab
verse 35: 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 Allah prepared forgiveness and a great reward.
Your Statement: First of all, women can do everything that
men can do, and above all they can carry and give a birth to a child unlike men.
There are many things that a
woman can do that men can do;
in fact there are many things which woman can do better than
men! Contrary to popular belief, that men and women
are created equal; Islam guides the
believers that men and women are not equal,
rather they are balanced! Each
has been given their own set of responsibilities and duties according to its
nature.
Indeed, Allah Subhanah
has honored the woman to bear and give birth;
and no man can fulfill this huge and noble duty and responsibility that
Allah Subhanah has honored upon the woman! Similarly, the women cannot get pregnant from
thin-air, but rather Allah Subhanah has blessed man to mate with a woman; and only with this combination can a birth
take place! One is incomplete without
the other!!!
There is absolutely no doubt
that the woman in her role as a mother, is far far
superior to the father; as is evident
from these words of wisdom from Allah and His Messenger (saws).
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 46 Surah Ahqaaf verse 15:We have enjoined
man to treat his parents with kindness.
His mother bore him with pain and she gave him birth with pain.
Sunan of Abu-Dawood
Hadith 5120 Narrated
by Mu'awiyah ibn Hayadah
I said: “O
Messenger of Allah (saws)! To whom should I show kindness?” He (saws) replied: “Your mother!” I asked, “Who next?” He (saws) replied: “Your mother!” , I asked, “Who next?” He (saws) replied: “Your mother!, and then comes your father, and then your relatives in order of
relationship.”
Your Question: And second, why should I believe in
everything said by you or written in the Quran, when
you and the writer of the last are men, and actually we can`t
be 100% sure what was really said by God, as it was written by a a human being.
The words of the Glorious Quran are not the words of man; but these are the exact verbatim words
of the Merciful Creator, Who created
everything in existence! It is indeed
true that the words were documented by men in a book form; but the One Who Dictated these noble
words was none other than Allah Subhanah!
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 17 Surah Isra verse 88:Declare this! ‘Even
if human beings and the jinns should co-operate with
one another to bring forth a book like the Quran, they would never be
able to bring anything like it, even
though they all helped one another!”
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah verse 23-24:And if you be in doubt whether the Book
We have sent down to Our Servant is from Us or not, then produce, at least, one surah like this.
You may call all your associates to assist you and avail yourselves of
the help of any, other
than Allah. If you are genuine in your
doubt, do
this! But if you do not do this, and you can never
do this, then fear the Fire which has
been prepared for the disbelievers, and
which shall have men and stones for fuel.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 6 Surah Anaam verse 157-158:
Now that a clear
proof, a Guidance and Blessing, has come
to you from your Lord, who can be more
unjust than the one who treats Our Revelations as false and turns away from
them? We will inflict the severest
torment on those who turn away from Our Revelations because of their aversion. Do the people now await
that the angels should come down before them?
Or that your Lord may Himself come down?
Or that the manifest Signs of your Lord should appear?
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 18 Surah Kahf verse 29:Proclaim, “This (Quran) is the Truth from your Lord: now whosoever wills may accept it, and whosoever wills may reject it.” (As for
those who reject it) We have prepared for such workers of iniquity a fire whose
flames have encircled them. There, if they ask for
water , they will be given a drink like
the dregs of oil, which will burn their
mouths! What an evil drink, and what an evil
abode!
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 6 Surah Anaam verse 7:(O Prophet) even if We had sent down to you a
Book written on paper, and even if they
had touched it with their own hands, the
disbelievers would have said, “This is nothing but manifest sorcery!”.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 15 Surah Al Hijr verse 9:It is We
(Allah), Who has sent down this Quran, and We will
assuredly guard it against corruption.
Your Statement: And third, the Quran
was actual and essential for the time of its writing, but now humankind and
world has changed, as well as the role of women in it, so we should reconsider
what is written in it.
The Glorious Quran
is as relevant today as it was 1400+ years ago when it was being revealed! The nature of human being has not
changed, his likes and dislikes has not
changed, his quest for guidance have not
changed, his needs have not
changed, the manifestations of good and
evil have not changed and the tactics of Shaitaan
have not changed!
Just because man builds flyovers, and
skyscrapers, and rockets and nuclear
stations…his nature does not change!
In fact, even the questions of the Challengers
of the timelessness of the Glorious Quran have not
changed!!
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 10 Surah Yunus verse 15:When Our clear
Revelations are recited to them, those
who do not expect to meet Us, say: “Bring another Quran
in its stead, or make some amendment in
it.” Say, “It is not for me to make any
alteration in it of my own accord. I
follow only what is revealed to me.
Indeed, if
I disobey my Lord, I fear the
chastisement of a Dreadful Day.”
Allah Says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 25 Surah Furqaan verses 4-6:
4 But the disbelievers say: "Naught is this (Quran) but a lie which he has forged and others have helped
him at it." In truth it is they who
have put forward an iniquity and a falsehood.
5 And they say: "Tales of the ancients which
he has caused to be written: and they
are dictated before him morning and evening."
6 Say: "The (Qur'an)
was sent down by Him,
Who knows the Mystery (that is) in the heavens and the
earth: verily He is Oft-Forgiving Most
Merciful."
May Allah Subhanah
guide you and us to the Straight Path of Islam.
Whatever written of Truth and
benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error
is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He
is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister