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Explain the Quranic teaching on marriage and women
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Judgements are
made by non-Muslims about women within the faith especially regarding social status but in reality, Muslim
women are just as happy as Western women and many women convert to Islam daily
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Turner states, “The position of women, as in other societies, is
complex and multifaceted
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” This shows that there are no differences between the value of males and females as they have come
from the same being
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” This
shows that Allah cares for all people regardless of their gender
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From the point of view in salvation
men and women are according to Islam identically
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” Also in his last sermon, the
necessary respect towards women by Muslim men was emphasised too by the Prophet
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men and women differ
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” Men and women are not held to
be socially equal by Islam may appear unjust; yet it arises from their inherent differences and is the nature of
things
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” This may seem socially
unjust but it is because the life of women in the home does not force them to objectify themselves as the
world forces men to do
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As women are seen as equal to men, they are expected to carry out the same rituals and practices of Islam
that men partake in
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” How the Quranic framework is carried out in practice is largely determined by
cultural factors which differ from society to society
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Women play major roles in rites of passages especially
circumcision and marriages as they are equal to men
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In Pre-Islamic Arabia, female babies were killed as they were seen as unimportant and insignificant however,
the Quran condemns this practice and infant girls are welcomed as everyone is equal
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However the Quran states, “And slay not your children for fear of poverty
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The Quran teaches about the veiling of a woman
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That is more suitable that they will not be known and not be abused
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It is also emphasised in
other areas of the Quran, “And tell the believing women to reduce some of their vision and guard their private
parts and not expose their adornment except that which necessarily appears
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Glasse states, “The common meaning today of the hijab is the adherence to certain standards of modest dress
or women
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Glasse advocates, “Modesty is a religious prescription but veiling is a matter of cultural
milieu
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A Muslim women is taught in the Quran to be of more importance than a non-Muslim women and they do not
marry the same respect as in the Quran it states, “Do not marry idolaters until they believe
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A Muslim woman is required to marry only a Muslim
man however, a Muslim man can marry a woman of another faith
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Muhammad said, “a believing slave girl
is better than an idolatress although you may admire her
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The crucial
religious requirement for marriage is the contract negotiated by the man and the male representative of the
women who signs the contract in the presence of two witnesses
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” This shows that the Quran puts heavy emphasis upon dowries when a Muslim woman is getting
married
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” The horror stories that people hear through the media about the
negative treatment of women is not taught in the Quran, it is cultural factors which influence this behaviour
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But if you apprehend
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” There are obvious limitations to polygamy as in Pre-Islamic Arabia, men could marry as
many wives as he wanted to but Islam brought a limit and conditions to the practice of polygamy
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The
practice is declining due to the legal statute that all wives must receive the equal treatment and in the
economic climate, this is no longer feasible
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” Men are limited to only four wives with Islam
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However, if the marriage
contract has been broken and the relationship has failed, Islam does not force people to remain together in
misery
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She would have to approach an
imam to act on her behalf in court but a woman in Islam can initiate a divorce
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Momen states, “The more accommodating attitude to women
expressed in Shiite law over divorce and inheritance is attributed to the important position held by Fatimah
among the Shiites
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Ahmed states, “Shia women are thus in the forefront of religious practice and belief
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” Men having sex with women is compared to be similar to a field which shows a lack of feeling
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But if they obey you once
more, seek no means against them
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The idea of inheritance for women is also outlined in the Quran in 4:11, “The share of the male shall be twice
that of a female
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To conclude, although there are negative verses within the Quran about the treatment and disciplining of
women, the positive verses that teach about the equality of women outweigh the negative
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The Quran emphasises the significance of women and how their responsibilities are of paramount
importance

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