Woman at the Beginning of all Great Things

stressful situations and shaping future generations of human beings. According to Islam, therefore, men and women are equal as regards honour and status, but physically, biologically and psychologically, they are different. To maintain the system of nature between men and women socially, Islam advocates that women should work in their capacity while remaining within the bounds of modesty and piety, thereby ensuring their safety in every way. The human world system is divided into two departments of equal importance: one is represented by the ‘home’ and the other by the ‘office.’ Just as four walls do not confine an office in this context but represent a centre of activity, similarly, the ‘home’ is not marked by a boundary, being also a complete practical centre of activity. Under this division, men and women have been assigned different fields of activity. All tasks are of equal importance, being neither superior nor inferior. In the early period of Islam, both sexes were fully active in different fields of life, from housework to