Islam Gives More Respect to Women Than Men

So, when we look at this incident in the light of the Quran, we find the status of women even higher than that of men. A woman is in charge of men and shouldered this responsibility more effectively. Thus, the example of the Queen of Sheba, mentioned in the Quran, shows that rulership is not man’s monopoly. A woman can be a ruler over men if she has the capabilities to do so, and the Quran has testified to it. Another example concerns Hajra, Prophet Abraham’s wife. Hajj, regarded as the greatest form of worship in Islam, entails the performance of Sai, which is one of the main rites of the Hajj. This is accomplished by running back and forth seven times between Safa and Marwah, two hillocks near the Kabah. This running, enjoined upon every pilgrim, be they rich or poor, literate or illiterate, kings or commoners, is in imitation of the desperate quest of Hajra, Prophet Abraham’s wife, for water to quench the thirst of her crying infant four thousand years ago. The performance of this rite is a lesson in struggling for the cause of God. It is of the utmost significance