Evil consequences of intermixing between the sexes

　　Intermixing between men and women is an extremely dangerous issue and a widespread evil. The evil and harm that afflicts societies that mix freely are the best proof of this. Hence, the opinion that comes after an experience and suffering is of great significance as it is preceded by experiencing...

Western women and marriage

　　I am a psychiatrist and my job allows me to see the other face of our societies and mix with different types of people - both men and women. The nature of those who work in specializations such as mine necessitates caring for people’s problems. One of us may be...

Women's Rights of Inheritance in Islam - II

　　Despite all the rights that are granted by the Islamic Sharee‘ah (Islamic legislation) to women in all fields of life and despite the fact that most of these rights were not granted to women all over the world except after great efforts exerted globally, many of those who are prejudiced...

Liberation or deception?

　　When Islam came, women were in a humiliated state; they led a painful, wretched life with no rights and obligations that surpassed their abilities. A woman would spend her entire life, from her cradle to the grave, in misery and suffering. If she happened to escape being a victim of...

Outcome of Women’s Work Outside the Home

　　Those who advocate women’s work outside the home support their calls with the economic benefit of woman’s work outside the home and its effect on raising national productivity. They usually mock the societies, which they label as backward, where the woman remains in her home. 　　If we avoid accusations and...

The empowerment of women, but at what price?

　　It is odd for a Muslim to see the workings of humans against their very own nature. The most evident example of this is demonstrated in the ongoing world movement to “Empower Women." The movement has been gaining momentum and is being endorsed and promoted by various international organizations, particularly...

A woman's femininity

　　Islam appreciates the woman’s femininity 　　Woman is an integral part of man because of her femininity, just as he is an integral part of her. The man and woman are neither opponents nor rivals. Rather, they help each other to attain perfection with regard to their personality and gender. The...

Women's Issues between westernization and Islam

　　Woman's issues and the internationalization of values 　　Since the beginning of Amin's call, a century has passed during which the Western and Islamic worlds achieved extensive progress throughout the course of social, cultural and intellectual transformations. The interval between what was known as the call to liberate the Muslim woman...

How Islam Protected the Rights of Woman - III

　　42- Islam protects the rights of the woman with regards to her health as it exempts her from fasting if she is breast-feeding or pregnant. 　　43- Islam protects the right of the woman in her bequest in the sense that she has the right to make a bequest of what...

Women's Rights of Inheritance in Islam - I

　　In the pre-Islamic civilizations, women were denied any right to inheritance, so that money and property would not be transferred to her from her husband. Only mature, elder sons were entitled to inheritance, since they were the ones who fought and defended their tribe in times of war. 　　In the...