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FAQs About Islam And Women's Rights
Does Islam consider men and women as equal?
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FAQs About Islam And Women's Rights
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Islam and Women’s Rights – Part 1
Q. Does religion declare men to be dominant over women in the social and religious paradigm? What is the meaning of the Quranic verse which calls wives as the tilth/fields of their husbands (2:223)? From 1:42 to 6:35
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Islam and Women’s Rights – Part 2
Q. Why does the Quran allow men to punish/beat their wives if they rebel against them (4:34)? Do wives have the same right to discipline their husbands? From 0:03 to 5:35
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Islam and Women’s Rights – Part 3
Q. In the Islamic law, a wife can only initiate divorce by demanding “Khula”. Why doesn’t she have the right to divorce her husband? From 0:02 to 3:16
Q. Why is it important to regard hierarchies in family relationships? If a man can raise hand on his wife, why can’t the wife do the same? From 3:17 to 5:25
Q. In modern societies, husband and wife live together like friends and resolve all their issues through discussions. Why is it needed to raise hand on one another? From 5:26 to 6:16
Q. Why should a wife obey a husband who doesn’t fulfill his responsibilities? From 6:16 to 7:50
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Islam and Women’s Rights – Part 4
Q. If the state, instead of the husband, fulfills the economic needs of a household, would the husband still remain the head of the institution of family? From 0:03 to 2:22
Q. Being a wife or a mother amounts to being a full-fledged employee. Why is it that a wife who is practically doing everything in the household not equal to the husband? From 2:22 to 4:26
Q. Why is it necessary to have a head in the family? Why can’t they both be equal partners in marriage under a mutually agreed system of checks and balances? From 4:26 to 5:39
Q. Why is that the testimony of a woman is equal to half that of a man? From 5:39 to 7:48
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Islam and Women’s Rights – Part 5
Q. Why is it that in the Islamic law of inheritance, a daughter receives half the share of a son? Can a daughter receive a greater share according to her needs and her service towards her parents? From 0:01 to 2:03
Q. If Islam has given equal rights to women, why is it that there is a general narrative, especially across the West, that Islam treats women as inferior? From 2:04 to 4:26
Q. If Muslim men can marry women from Ahl-e-Kitaab (Jews and Christians), why is it that Muslim women can’t do the same? From 4:27 to 6:09
Q. Why is it that there is no mention of any female scientist in the early Islamic history? From 6:10 to 7:10
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Islam and Women’s Rights – Part 6
Q. Does Surah At-Talaq, verse no. 4, imply that girls who haven’t yet started to menstruate can be married? From 0:52 to 1:33
Q. Why is it that we find many examples in Islamic history where Muslim men married young girls? From 1:33 to 2:27
Q. When girls are married young, they are unable to complete their education and develop their minds and personalities. Why doesn’t the Shariah condemn this practice? From 2:27 to 3:23
Q. In Pakistan, girls’ schools are burnt down and, in the name of honor, acid is thrown on their faces. What’s the solution for these problems? From 3:23 to 4:03
Q. What is the actual concept of veil (pardah) in Islam? Isn’t it discriminatory in its nature? From 4:03 to 5:44
Q. There are verses about veil in Surah Al-Ahzab. Who are the addressees of these verses and under what situation were these verses revealed? Can women drive bikes and motorcycles? From 5:44 to 6:47
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Islam and Women’s Rights – Part 7
Q. If a Muslim woman has the abilities to become the head of the family, why can’t she marry a non-Muslim man and call him towards Islam? From 0:01 to 2:22
Q. If a Muslim wife has taken the responsibilities of the household, shouldn’t she get equal share in the inheritance? From 2:22 to 3:13
Q. Can a Muslim woman lead the prayer as Imam? From 3:14 to 3:58
Q. Imam Ghazali considers wives as obedient slaves and asserts that a man should marry multiple women. He further regards women as inherently incapable, weak and greedy. How can we believe in Islam with such interpretations? From 3:59 to 5:54
Q. The Quran says that impure men are for impure women and vice versa. How can a man and woman confirm the purity of one another before marrying? From 5:54 to 6:32
Q. If men get to have Hoors in the Heaven, what would women get? From 6:33 to 7:16
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Islam and Women’s Rights – Part 8
Q. Has God granted superiority to men or has He granted superiority to husbands? From 0:53 to 2:05
Q. Does Islam allow women to empower themselves economically? From 2:05 to 3:12
Q. What is the reality of ‘Halala’? From 3:12 to 4:13
Q. In the context of the conflict between traditionalism and modernism, how does Islam empower women? From 4:13 to 6:04
Q. If men are supposed to protect women, why is that it is men themselves who have been hurting women in our society? From 6:04 to 7:28
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Islam and Women’s Rights – Part 9
Q. Why is it that all Prophets were men? From 0:01 to 1:37
Q. Why do men assert dominance instead of leading everyone amiably? From 1:38 to 2:00
Q. Nikkah is an agreement between a man and a woman. Why aren’t women allowed to have the right to divorce their husband in this agreement? From 2:00 to 4:53
Q. Can a woman go for Hajj without any Mahram? From 4:54 to 6:33
Q. What are the rights of working women in Islam? From 6:34 to 7:23
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Islam and Women’s Rights – Part 10
Q. Is it necessary for a woman to marry? Can a woman marry without Wali? Does she have the right to choose her husband? From 0:01 to 1:30
Q. What is the reality of the narration that there will be more women in Hell? From 1:30 to 2:30
Q. The economic responsibility is put on the shoulders of the husband. Who will pay for zakat on jewelry which is under the possession of the wife? From 2:31 to 3:24
Q. Can a husband and a wife be friends? How can there be a hierarchy in the relationship between a husband and a wife? From 3:25 to 4:35
Q. If the wife is a working woman, does Islam give her some ease and leverage in the domestic responsibilities? From 4:36 to 5:35
Q. Why is it that the testimony of a woman in the financial contracts is considered as half that of a man? From 5:36 to 7:22
Q. If human nature inclines towards honoring women, why were there so many sexual deviations in ancient civilizations? From 7:22 to 8:25
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4:11- If the Quran makes man responsible for finance, does it limit women’s societal role?
5:50- Does Islam restrict women only to taking care of the home?
7:59- How Islam protects working women?
10:35- Is it ok to ask for answers to modern problems from Deen?
12:29- Is there a difference between cultural and religious roles?
17:08- Honour killing in Islam?
20:06- Domestic Abuse in Islam?
24:26- Why is Honour killing not a sin in Pakistan?
26:35- Can Women marry without wali?
27:27- Can women choose their careers?
28:20- Can the organisation or state give a dress code?
31:02- Are men superior to women?
32:32- Can women travel alone?
33:57- Why is there no improvement in women’s rights situation?
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