بسم
الله الرحمن
الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Woman
Status in Islaam & Christianity
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Christen Woman |
Muslim Woman |
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When the woman (Eve) saw that
the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and
also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also
gave some to her husband (Adam), who was with her, and he ate it...Then
the man (Adam) and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was
walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the
Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the
man, "Where are you?" He (Adam) answered, "I heard you in the garden,
and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid." And he (God)
said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree
that I commanded you not to eat from?" The man said, "The woman (Eve)
you put here with me-she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate
it." Then the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?"
The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate." To the woman he
(God) said, "I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with
pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your
husband, and he will rule over you." To Adam he (God) said, "Because
you listen to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded
you, 'You must not eat of it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you;
through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your
life." Genesis
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(God said):"O Adam! You and
your wife dwell in the Garden, and enjoy (its good things) as you wish:
but do not approach this tree, or you run into harm and transgression."
"Then began Satan to whisper suggestions to them (Adam and Eve),
bringing openly before their minds all their shame that was hidden from
them (before): he (Satan) said: "Your Lord only forbade you this tree,
lest you should become angels or such beings as live for ever." "And he
(Satan) swore to them both, that he was their sincere adviser." "So by
deceit he brought about their (Adam and Eve) fall: when they tasted of
the tree, their shame became manifest to them, and they began to sew
together the leaves of the Garden over their bodies. And their Lord
called to them: "Did I not forbid you that tree, and tell you that
Satan was an avowed enemy to you?" "They said: "Our Lord! We have
wronged our own souls: if You do not forgive us and do not bestow upon
us Your Mercy, we shall certainly be lost" Quraan 7:19-23 |
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Female
Gender vs. Male Gender |
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"...if
a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be
unclean seven days...but if she bear a maid child, then she shall be
unclean two weeks..." Leviticus 12:2-5 |
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"To
Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He creates
what He wills. He bestows female children to whomever He wills and
bestows male children to whomever He wills. Quraan 42:49
"He who is involved in bringing
up daughters, and accords benevolent treatment towards them, they will
be protection for him against Hell-Fire." Prophet Mohammed |
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The
Female Spiritual Essence |
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"I
find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a
trap and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God will escape
her, but the sinner she will ensnare." "Look," says the Teacher, "this
is what I have discovered: "Adding one thing to another to discover the
scheme of things-while I was still searching but not finding- I found
one upright man among a thousand, but not one upright woman among them
all." Ecclesiastes 7:26-28 |
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"And
Allah sets forth, as an example to those who believe, the wife of
Pharaoh: behold she said: 'O my Lord! build for me, in nearness to You,
a mansion in the Garden, and save me from Pharaoh and his doings, and
save me from those that do wrong," "And Mary the daughter of Imran, who
guarded her chastity; and We breathed into (her body) of Our spirit;
and she testified to the truth of the words of her Lord and of His
Revelations, and was one of the devout (servants)." Quraan 66:11-2 "Heaven
is at the feet of the mothers." Prophet Mohammed |
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Menses |
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"When
a woman has her regular flow of blood, the impurity of her monthly
period will last seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean
till evening. anything she lies on during her period will be unclean,
and anything she sits on will be unclean. Whoever touches her bed must
wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean till
evening. Whoever touches anything she sits on must wash his clothes and
bathe with water, and he will be unclean till evening. Whether it is
the bed or anything she was sitting on, when anyone touches it, he will
be unclean till evening." Leviticus 15:19-23 |
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The
Prophet replied: "No, the uncleanness is only in the semen and the
blood." Prophet Mohammed |
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Sexual
Relation During Her Menses |
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Leviticus 18:19 |
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"They
ask you concerning women's courses (period). Say: They are a hurt and a
pollution: so keep away (of making love) from women in their courses,
and do not approach them until they are clean..." Quraan 2:222 |
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A
Woman's Right to Education |
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"let
your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto
them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also
saith the law, and if they will learn anything, let them ask their
husbands at home: for it is a shame for woman to speak in the
church." 1Corinthians 14:34-35 |
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Seeking
knowledge is obligatory on every Muslim man and Muslim woman.
Prophet Mohammed |
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Right
to Inheritance |
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"Say
to the Israelites, 'If a man dies and leaves no son, turn his
inheritance over to his daughter...'" Numbers 27:8 |
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"From
what is left by parents and those nearest related there is a share for
men and a share for women, whether the property be small or large, -a
determinate share." Quraan 4:7 |
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Dressing
Modesty / Head Covering |
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"Now
I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the
head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. Every man who
prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. And every
woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her
head...If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut
off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved
off, she should cover her head" 1 Corinthians 11:3-6
"I
also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with
braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good
deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God" 1 Timothy 2:9-10 |
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"O
Prophet! Tell your wives and daughters, and the believing women, that
they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when abroad):
that is most convenient, that they should be known (as such) and not
molested. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." Quraan 33:59 "...they (believing women)
should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must
ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over
their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands,
their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands'
sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons,
or their women...or small children who have no sense of the shame of
sex..." Quraan
24:31 |
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Polygamy |
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"After
he left Hebron, David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and
more sons and daughters were born to him." 2 Samuel 5:13" He
(Solomon) had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred
concubines..." 1
Kings 11:3 "And
Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the
name of the other Zillah." Genesis 4:19 "If
a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have
born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the
first-born son be hers that was hated: then it shall be, when he
maketh..." Deuteronomy
21:15 "if he take him another wife;
her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall her not
diminish." Exodus
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"If
you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans,
marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four; but if you fear
that you shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one...
to prevent you from doing injustice." Quraan 4:3 |
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Prohibition
in Marriage |
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"Do
not take your wife's sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations
with her while your wife is living." Leviticus 18:18 |
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"Prohibited
to you (for marriage) are: -your mothers, daughters, sisters...and two
sisters (the wife and her sister) in wedlock at one and the same
time..." Quraan 4:23 |
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Divorce |
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"...Anyone
who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery
against her. And if she divorces her husband and marries another man,
she commits adultery." Mark 10:11-12 |
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"O
Prophet! When you do divorce women, divorce them at their prescribed
periods, and count (accurately) their prescribed periods: and fear
Allah your Lord..." Quraan 65:1 |
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The
Divorcee & Widow |
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"...who
marries the divorced woman commits adultery." Matthew 5:32 "'The
woman he (the priest) marries must be a virgin. He must not marry a
widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by prostitution, but only a
virgin from his own people.'" Leviticus 21:13-4 |
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"If
any of you die and leave widows behind, they shall wait concerning
themselves four months and ten days: when they have fulfilled their
term, there is no blame on you (marrying widows) if they dispose of
themselves in a just and reasonable manner..." Quraan 2:234 |
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The
Respect of Parents |
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"Then
he (Jesus) went down to Nazareth with them(his parents) and was
obedient to them..." Luke 2:51 "For
Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Anyone who
curses his father or mother must be put to death." Mark 7:10 "Each of you must respect his
mother and father..." Leviticus 19:3 |
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"He
(God) has made me (Jesus) kind to my mother, and not overbearing or
miserable." Quraan 19:32 "And
We have enjoined on man (to be good) to his parents: in travail (pains
of childbirth) upon travail his other bore him, and in two years was
his weaning: (hear the command), "Show gratitude to Me and to your
parents: to Me is (your final) Goal." Quraan 31:14 |