In Islam, the woman is accorded a high position which she was not accorded in any of the previous religions and which no nation will accord her but Islam. This is because, the honour that Islam conferred on mankind is shared by both man and woman on equal basis.
Mankind are equal before rules of Allah in this world as they will be equal as regards His reward and recompense on the Last Day. Allah says, “And indeed, We have honoured the children of Adam.”[1] He also says, “There is a share for men and a share for women from what is left by parents and those nearest related.”[2] “And they (women) have rights (over their husbands as regards living expenses) similar (to those of their husbands) over them (as regards obedience and respect) to what is reasonable.”[3] “The believers, men and women are auliya (helpers, supporters, friends, protectors) of one another.”[4] “And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents.
If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour. And lower unto them a wing of submission and humility through mercy, and say; ‘My Lord! Bestow on them Your Mercy as they did bring me up when I was young.’[5] “So their Lord accepted their supplication (saying); ‘Never will I allow to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female.’[6] “Whoever works righteousness – whether male or female – while he or she is a true believer (of Islaamic monotheism) verily, to him we will give a good life (in this world with respect, contentment and lawful provision), and we shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do.’[7] ‘And whoever does righteous good deeds, male or female, and is a true believer (in the Oneness of Allaah), such will enter paradise and not the least injustice, even to the size of a speck on the back of a date-stone, will be done to them.’[8]This honour that the woman enjoys in Islaam has no equal in any other religion, creed or law. Roman civilization had had it established that woman should be a slave and a subordinate of man and that she should absolutely has no rights at all. There was even a great conference in Rome where affairs of the woman were discussed.
The conclusion reached at the conference was that, the woman was a lifeless being and as such could not have share in the life of the hereafter and that she was impure.In Athens, woman used to be regarded as a scraps. She would be sold and bought like any other commodity and she was being regarded an abomination of Satan’s handiwork. According to the ancient Indian statutes, the plague, death, hell, poison of serpents and fire are all better than woman. Her right to live used to end with the death of her husband – who was regarded as her master. When she saw the corpse of her husband being burnt, she must throw herself into it and if she did not, she would be accursed. As for Judaism, the following judgement was passed on her in the Old Testament. “I moved around with my heart in order to know, search and look for wisdom and intelligence, and in other to know that evil is ignorance and that stupidity is madness. And I found that worse than death is woman who is a snare and her heart is like a shoelace and her hands are shackles."[9] Such was the condition of woman in the ancient times. As for medieval and contemporary times, the following events explain that.The Danish writer, Wieth Kordsten explained the position of the Catholic Church as regards woman when he said, “During the medieval times, the concern that was had for European woman was very limited and this is in conformity with the view of the Catholic creed that used to regard woman as a second-class human being.”
In France, a conference was held in the year 586 A.D. where the issue of woman was discussed as to whether she should be regarded as a human being or not. At the end of the discussion, the discussants concluded that she was a human being but that she was created for the service of man.In French law, article 217 says; “The married woman- even if her marriage is based on separation between her right of ownership and that of her husband- should not give anyone ownership of anything of her property with or without compensation except with the participation of her husband in the transaction or his written consent to that.”In England, Henry the VIII prohibited the English woman from reading the Holy Book, until 1850, women were not considered citizens of England and up till 1882, they had no personal rights.[10]As for the condition of woman in contemporary Europe, America and other industrial nations, she is regarded as a common creature that should be utilized for commercial purposes, for she is a part of commercial advertisement. This has even reached a situation where she is stripped naked in order to advertise commodities on her body. Her body and honour have become desecrated based on regulations laid down by men in order to make her an object of enjoyment everywhere.
The contemporary woman is an abject of care and attention as long as she is able to give out her wealth, intelligence and body. But when she becomes old and loses her means of giving, the society individually and collectively abandons her and she lives lonely in her house or in the sanatorium.Compare the above – although they cannot be equal – with what the Noble Qur’aan says, “The believers men and women are friends of one another.”[11] “And they (woman) have rights (over their husbands) similar (to those of their husbands) over them.”[12] “And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour. And lower unto them the wing of submission and humility through mercy, and say: ‘My Lord! Bestow on them your mercy as they did bring me up when I was young.’[13]While Allaah honours woman, He makes it clear to all mankind that He created her to be mother, wife, daughter and sister; and ordained for these roles, special regulations that are peculiar to her.
ByDr. Muhammad bin Abdullaah As-SuhaymTranslated byAbdur-Raafi Adewale Imaam
In Islam, the woman is accorded a high position which she was not accorded in any of the previous religions and which no nation will accord her but Islam. This is because, the honour that Islam conferred on mankind is shared by both man and woman on equal basis.
Mankind are equal before rules of Allah in this world as they will be equal as regards His reward and recompense on the Last Day. Allah says, “And indeed, We have honoured the children of Adam.”[1] He also says, “There is a share for men and a share for women from what is left by parents and those nearest related.”[2] “And they (women) have rights (over their husbands as regards living expenses) similar (to those of their husbands) over them (as regards obedience and respect) to what is reasonable.”[3] “The believers, men and women are auliya (helpers, supporters, friends, protectors) of one another.”[4] “And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents.
If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour. And lower unto them a wing of submission and humility through mercy, and say; ‘My Lord! Bestow on them Your Mercy as they did bring me up when I was young.’[5] “So their Lord accepted their supplication (saying); ‘Never will I allow to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female.’[6] “Whoever works righteousness – whether male or female – while he or she is a true believer (of Islaamic monotheism) verily, to him we will give a good life (in this world with respect, contentment and lawful provision), and we shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do.’[7] ‘And whoever does righteous good deeds, male or female, and is a true believer (in the Oneness of Allaah), such will enter paradise and not the least injustice, even to the size of a speck on the back of a date-stone, will be done to them.’[8]This honour that the woman enjoys in Islaam has no equal in any other religion, creed or law. Roman civilization had had it established that woman should be a slave and a subordinate of man and that she should absolutely has no rights at all. There was even a great conference in Rome where affairs of the woman were discussed.
The conclusion reached at the conference was that, the woman was a lifeless being and as such could not have share in the life of the hereafter and that she was impure.In Athens, woman used to be regarded as a scraps. She would be sold and bought like any other commodity and she was being regarded an abomination of Satan’s handiwork. According to the ancient Indian statutes, the plague, death, hell, poison of serpents and fire are all better than woman. Her right to live used to end with the death of her husband – who was regarded as her master. When she saw the corpse of her husband being burnt, she must throw herself into it and if she did not, she would be accursed. As for Judaism, the following judgement was passed on her in the Old Testament. “I moved around with my heart in order to know, search and look for wisdom and intelligence, and in other to know that evil is ignorance and that stupidity is madness. And I found that worse than death is woman who is a snare and her heart is like a shoelace and her hands are shackles."[9] Such was the condition of woman in the ancient times. As for medieval and contemporary times, the following events explain that.The Danish writer, Wieth Kordsten explained the position of the Catholic Church as regards woman when he said, “During the medieval times, the concern that was had for European woman was very limited and this is in conformity with the view of the Catholic creed that used to regard woman as a second-class human being.”
In France, a conference was held in the year 586 A.D. where the issue of woman was discussed as to whether she should be regarded as a human being or not. At the end of the discussion, the discussants concluded that she was a human being but that she was created for the service of man.In French law, article 217 says; “The married woman- even if her marriage is based on separation between her right of ownership and that of her husband- should not give anyone ownership of anything of her property with or without compensation except with the participation of her husband in the transaction or his written consent to that.”In England, Henry the VIII prohibited the English woman from reading the Holy Book, until 1850, women were not considered citizens of England and up till 1882, they had no personal rights.[10]As for the condition of woman in contemporary Europe, America and other industrial nations, she is regarded as a common creature that should be utilized for commercial purposes, for she is a part of commercial advertisement. This has even reached a situation where she is stripped naked in order to advertise commodities on her body. Her body and honour have become desecrated based on regulations laid down by men in order to make her an object of enjoyment everywhere.
The contemporary woman is an abject of care and attention as long as she is able to give out her wealth, intelligence and body. But when she becomes old and loses her means of giving, the society individually and collectively abandons her and she lives lonely in her house or in the sanatorium.Compare the above – although they cannot be equal – with what the Noble Qur’aan says, “The believers men and women are friends of one another.”[11] “And they (woman) have rights (over their husbands) similar (to those of their husbands) over them.”[12] “And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour. And lower unto them the wing of submission and humility through mercy, and say: ‘My Lord! Bestow on them your mercy as they did bring me up when I was young.’[13]While Allaah honours woman, He makes it clear to all mankind that He created her to be mother, wife, daughter and sister; and ordained for these roles, special regulations that are peculiar to her.
ByDr. Muhammad bin Abdullaah As-SuhaymTranslated byAbdur-Raafi Adewale Imaam
>In Islam, the woman is accorded a high position which she was not >accorded in any of the previous religions and which no nation will >accord her but Islam.
You shit stinks so much, I can smell it thru the wires.
"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**spambloc...@hotmail.com> wrote: >There's a lot of difference between how Mormons treat each >other versus Muslims. Most women I know would much rather be >Mormon than Muslim.
Since I'm a (backsliding) Baptist, our views can differ, I will agree though that Mormon vs Muslim would be an upgrade along with about every other religion on the face of the earth.
Last I knew, honor killings was a totally Muslim thing.
"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**spambloc...@hotmail.com> wrote: >There's a lot of difference between how Mormons treat each >other versus Muslims. Most women I know would much rather >be >Mormon than Muslim.
Since I'm a (backsliding) Baptist, our views can differ, I will agree though that Mormon vs Muslim would be an upgrade along with about every other religion on the face of the earth.
Last I knew, honor killings was a totally Muslim thing.
On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:13:13 -0500, Stormin Mormon wrote: > Wow, you're backsliding. You didn't even tell me to get my ass out of that > cult, and get saved, man!
> I can't say as I remember honor killings among Mormons. Nor burkhas.
If we don't let the Mormons practice their religious custome of polygamy, howcome we let the Jews get away with child mutilation?
>On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:01:00 -0800, Richard the Dreaded Libertarian ><freedom_...@example.net> wrote:
>>On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:13:13 -0500, Stormin Mormon wrote:
>>> Wow, you're backsliding. You didn't even tell me to get my ass out of that >>> cult, and get saved, man!
>>> I can't say as I remember honor killings among Mormons. Nor burkhas.
>>If we don't let the Mormons practice their religious custome of polygamy, >>howcome we let the Jews get away with child mutilation?
>>Thanks, >>Rich
> Because snipping the foreskin is recommended by most doctors (sure, >not all, but most) for health reasons... It ain't just a "Jewish" >thing...
> Besides, even without my foreskin, I've still got a 7 incher....
>Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha :)
Sorry to hear about that, Shorty.
But hey...maybe some Viagra will help?
Gunner
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"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**spambloc...@hotmail.com> wrote: >Wow, you're backsliding. You didn't even tell me to get my >ass out of that cult, and get saved, man!
Why? Are you a democrat?
Wes --
The only thing Obama has fixed is Carter's reputation.
>>On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:32:39 -0600, Terry <Twiligh...@hotmail.com> >>wrote:
>>>On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:01:00 -0800, Richard the Dreaded Libertarian >>><freedom_...@example.net> wrote:
>>>>On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:13:13 -0500, Stormin Mormon wrote:
>>>>> Wow, you're backsliding. You didn't even tell me to get my ass out of that >>>>> cult, and get saved, man!
>>>>> I can't say as I remember honor killings among Mormons. Nor burkhas.
>>>>If we don't let the Mormons practice their religious custome of polygamy, >>>>howcome we let the Jews get away with child mutilation?
>>>>Thanks, >>>>Rich
>>> Because snipping the foreskin is recommended by most doctors (sure, >>>not all, but most) for health reasons... It ain't just a "Jewish" >>>thing...
>>> Besides, even without my foreskin, I've still got a 7 incher....
>>>Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha :)
>>Sorry to hear about that, Shorty.
>Circumference! <BEG>
>Mark Rand >RTFM
Oooooooh!!!
<G>
Gunner
"Aren't cats Libertarian? They just want to be left alone. I think our dog is a Democrat, as he is always looking for a handout" Unknown Usnet Poster
Heh, heh, I'm pretty sure my dog is a liberal - he has no balls. Keyton
Let the Record show that Gunner Asch <gun...@NOSPAMlightspeed.net> on or about Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:08:22 -0800 did write/type or cause to appear in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
>>>On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:32:39 -0600, Terry <Twiligh...@hotmail.com> >>>wrote:
>>>>On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:01:00 -0800, Richard the Dreaded Libertarian >>>><freedom_...@example.net> wrote:
>>>>>On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:13:13 -0500, Stormin Mormon wrote:
>>>>>> Wow, you're backsliding. You didn't even tell me to get my ass out of that >>>>>> cult, and get saved, man!
>>>>>> I can't say as I remember honor killings among Mormons. Nor burkhas.
>>>>>If we don't let the Mormons practice their religious custome of polygamy, >>>>>howcome we let the Jews get away with child mutilation?
>>>>>Thanks, >>>>>Rich
>>>> Because snipping the foreskin is recommended by most doctors (sure, >>>>not all, but most) for health reasons... It ain't just a "Jewish" >>>>thing...
>>>> Besides, even without my foreskin, I've still got a 7 incher....
>>>>Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha :)
>>>Sorry to hear about that, Shorty.
>>Circumference! <BEG>
>>Mark Rand >>RTFM
>Oooooooh!!!
Real Men don't brag about their penis size.
They let their Real Woman do the bragging.
pyotr
who recalls the Real Woman telling off the dweeb "My husband fucked this morning like he does every morning. That was four hour ago, and my sperm count is till higher than yours!" Dang, she was the only girl.
- pyotr filipivich We will drink no whiskey before its nine. It's eight fifty eight. Close enough!
>who recalls the Real Woman telling off the dweeb "My husband fucked >me this morning like he does every morning. That was four hour ago, and >my sperm count is till higher than yours!" > Dang, she was the only girl.
ROFLMAO!!!
Very well done!!!!
Saved for a lady friends blog.
<G>
Gunner
"Aren't cats Libertarian? They just want to be left alone. I think our dog is a Democrat, as he is always looking for a handout" Unknown Usnet Poster
Heh, heh, I'm pretty sure my dog is a liberal - he has no balls. Keyton
"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**spambloc...@hotmail.com> wrote: >Wow, you're backsliding. You didn't even tell me to get my >ass out of that cult, and get saved, man!
Why? Are you a democrat?
Wes --
The only thing Obama has fixed is Carter's reputation.
Imagine this scenario, for it is real: two antagonists locked in a grim power struggle. And another: two or more other competitors, rivals in a race for high stakes, a race to determine the course of their entire life. At race’s end, the prizes for winning include compliments, telling glances, and First Prize, a wedding ring. Unwanted "prizes" along the way may include physical assault, countless violations of body and soul. The protagonists of these scenarios are all around us; they are modern man and modern woman, and woman vs. woman. From time immemorial, against this harsh horizon of human relations, the "battle of the sexes" has raged. But never has "Sexual Politics been so virulent as today. Feminism becomes polarization along gender barriers. To offset increased competition for a mate, extreme nudity splashes itself unchecked. Fear and suspicion on both sides lurk; commitments are tepid, or all too fragile
Sexual Balance
Now conjure this, from the Qur’an, the Book of the Revelation sent to guide the affairs of mankind; It comes from Allah (SWT – the Deity; One, Only) to us, His creatures: "Your wives are a garment to you, and you to them. " (Surah 2:187). As close as the skin to a garment, as essential as the covering layer which envelops andd protects us from heat and cold, man and wife are the two halves of humanity coming together in balanced, mutual protection and care. This is the other veil, the deeper veil, the real covering and garment of ISLAM. In days remarkably similar to ours, a new path was taught: the path of enduring partnership and cooperation in human affairs, to level the exhausting shifting sands of competition and suspicion. This path was AL-ISLAM. Islam means the deep submission to God alone, Allah (SWT – The One, The Deity, "Eloh" of the Hebrews). Fittingly, the name of this grace-filled, all-encompassing path of balance and harmony for mankind was derived from "Salaam," the Arabic word for peace. "For Islam is the religion before Allah" (Surah 3:19) ISLAM was not a new religion, "another" religion; it is the same universal truth that God has enjoined upon humanity throughout the ages, in its final, most comprehensive exposition. 1400 years after its Revelation, it stands as pristine, and as beneficial, as it was on the day Allah (SWT) first granted it: in a time of upheaval, in a world of unraveling values, in a society confused and chaotic much like ours. There Allah (SWT) chose His last Prophet, the Seal of the Messengers, the Mercy for all mankind. He was an upright, kind and honorable man living in seventh- century Arabia, at the very fringes of the civilized world. And when first Muhammad, in his fortieth year, peace be upon him, heard the Word of Allah (SWT), he was shaken and he was stunned. And he turned to a woman, his wife Khadija, for counsel: am I mad? he asked. This true companion knew better. Go, she said, and serve Allah (SWT). The Revelation of Islam was gathered over 23 often perilous years, in the Book of Recitation, the Qur’an. Today, 1/5th of humanity is Muslim, (those who surrender to Allah’s, SWT, Will) and millions more (women in the forefront) are heeding its voice. For this Voice speaks with irresistible appeal, of the equitable design for living for all human beings, beyond race, beyond gender: the sheltering peace.
Freedom Islam is freedom; it upholds free will and encourages rational thought; it recognizes only that virtue or sin which an individual earns through free action and choice. Within its parameters is a code of behavior, a complete social pattern for man and for woman, that looks out to the whole of life through the harmony of a balanced scale. In this system, based on natural law and innate reason, (the Knowing System of the Creator Himself – SWT), cooperation is the standard criterion. Muslims are brothers and sisters in the family of mankind brethren all under Islam, in the sweet surrender of obedience and worship to Allah (SWT), Unique and One (Tawhid). Each Muslim, man or woman, chooses to be a Muslim. Each Muslim is ultimately accountable for his and her actions to Allah (SWT) alone. Allah (SWT) will call us all to account on the Day of Reckoning. How easy it becomes, then, to be truly free. For the vain idols of stone, the enslaving tyrants of greed, of lust, of ambition, of public opinion crumble to naught. Freedom from the tyranny of man and man-made conceits: Islam liberates
Parity
Not one verse in the whole of the Qur’an speaks injustice Not one word says, men and women are not equal. Everywhere, the Book of Nature and Creation tells us: equality under God is the only criterion. Under God in sincere worship, man and woman stand in parity. But this Book is truth; truth does not shy away from our most basic, indisputable biological differences. Male and female, quite simply, have distinct and complementary roles to fill, equally vital for the sustenance of life. Everywhere, the Qur’an reminds us of the mutual rights humans owe to one another, in the balance of our relations. "O men! Fear your Lord Who created you from a single being and out of it created its mate; and out of the two spread many men and women. Fear Allah in Whose name you demand your rights (of one another) and heed the ties of relationships. " (Surah 4:1) In a time when most women were common chattel, the teachings of the Qur’an and the practices (Sunnah) of Muhammad, the Messenger(pbuh), firmly restored to them status, both legal and social; and dignity as individuals; cemented their right to wealth and property, to inheritance, to education. In Muhammad (pbuh), women found the champion to uphold their rights, merciful, sympathetic, unwavering in his support: women flocked to his call. Budding Islam grew strong on the depth of their staunch belief. In a day of social anarchy, Islam reintroduced structure end the natural order. For it is the stable bond of the family unit that elevates man from beast. It is its strong foundation, built on understanding and collaboration, which ripples outward in concentric circles to the vast social network. It is here that peace and freedom begin. Islam elevates.
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