WOMEN IN ISLAM

CONTENTS Chapter 3: Women In History And Today 71 Status of Women in Society 72 Unnatural Equality 78 Status of Women in Religions 80 Gender Equality 83 Equal in Respect, Different In Role 84 Role of Women in History 86 A Clarification of a Misunderstanding 90 Empowerment of Women 94 Progress of Women: An Islamic Perspective 96 Chapter 4: Women From Muslim History 107 Ideal Women 108 The Story of Hazrat Khadijah 110 Glad Tidings 114 Mothers of the Believers 116 The Example Set by Hazrat Fatimah 121 Exemplary Muslim Women 123 Fortitude of Muslim Women 126 Chapter 5: Hijab In Islam 129 Here’s the Truth Behind the Veil 130 Hijab in the Light of the Quran and Hadith 134 Hijab: A Comprehensive Term 146 Chapter 6: Marriage In Islam 151 Sanctity of Marriage in Islam 152 Successful Marriage 157 Dower (Mahr) 158 Hazrat Fatimah’s Dower 160 The Companions and their Marriages 162 Stability in Marriage 163 Breaking the Conditioning Mould 165 Position of woman in Islamic Shariah