Islam Gives More Respect to Women Than Men

ISLAM GIVES MORE RESPECT TO WOMEN THAN MEN So far as practical home management is concerned, the man is held responsible. However, this does not mean a woman cannot shoulder these responsibilities. If she can bear this burden, no objection will be raised from any quarter. One example of this can be found in the Quran regarding the people of Sheba. They lived in Yemen. The famous dam of Marib made their country very prosperous and enabled it to attain a high degree of civilisation. The Quran tells us that they were ruled by a woman (27:23) without disapproving of her rule. Bilqis, the Queen of Sheba, was sagacious, even more so than the men in her court. She did not want to embroil her country in war, while the men advised her to confront her enemies, Solomon’s army. Abdullah Yusuf Ali, the Commentator of the Quran, writes: “In Bilqis, we have a picture of womanhood, gentle, prudent, and able to tame the wilder passions of her subjects.” It is an accepted principle with the commentators of the Quran that when the Quran reports something without any disapproval, it means the Quran has approved of that.