Essays on Women In Islam

Muslim women in the past, before the beginning and slightly during the beginning of Islam, they were treated as objects, never regarded as human beings and were treated as slaves to their husbands and had no right to education, marriage, ownership of property among other rights. However, the birth of Islam brought some change to this situation where women were now regarded as human beings and were liberated (Nasir, 2009). The Islamic religion therefore, elevated the status of a woman and developed rights to the Muslim woman that included the right to ownership, education, and marriage among other rights. Despite ...

- What was the hijrah (emirgration/migration) that Muhammad and his followers made, and why was this such an important event in Muslim history? The “Hijrah” – is the Prophet Muhammad's and his supporters` flight from Mecca to Medina, where the first Muslim community was founded in 622 AD. Basically, “hijrah” in Arabic language has got a meaning of relocation from one place to another. As a religious term, the word "hijra" is used in cases of relocation of believers who are oppressed in their homeland and deprived of freedom of religion, to other regions where there are more favorable conditions for ...

Islam is a great religion than is adored by many people around the globe. And it has been estimated that about 1.7 billion people practice Muslim. One astounding aspect of Islam is that the Islam religion is not easy to change since it derives its beliefs from Quran, the holy book. Although it is not easy to change any of the Islam practices, some scholars have In some cases changed the Islam practices to fit with the need of the areas where they are, otherwise these changes are not possible for all Muslims around the globe but only for specific ...

According to Nawawi et al (2007) in the manual of Muhammad an law he has noted that, with the dawn of 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century a large number of Muslims people had lost a big part of their cultural and political sovereignty to the neighboring Christians living in Europe, America and the other parts of the world. This was brought about by the trade between the European and the Muslims during the earlier parts of the century and this was further influenced by the increasing Western technology, civilization and modernization. As a result of modernization there was a strong ...

Islamic Women in American Culture

Comparison of American and Arab cultures is often boiled down to religion differences. Few sources emphasize attempts of missioners to impose Christianity during colonization of Islamic territories. Islam was significantly distorted as well as the role of Islamic women in the society (Haddad, 2005). In this paper I tried to represent a contemporary view on Islamic women and suggest an optimal communication path towards them. There are several differences between Islam and American women. The most topical issue is the role of women in Islam culture. Islam is perceived as a religion which appreciates and encourages female role of ...