Tag Archives: Women

Domestic Violence: Does Islam give Husband the right to beat his Wife?

“Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has given the one more (strength) than the other, and because they support them from their means. Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husband’s) absence what Allah would have them guard. As to those women …

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What is the Punishment of Rape crime in Islam?

  Praise be to Allah. The Arabic word ightisaab refers to taking something wrongfully by force. It is now used exclusively to refer to transgression against the honor of women by force (rape). This is an abhorrent crime that is forbidden in all religions and in the minds of all …

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And His Cries Went Unheard : Husband Abuse Unveiled

Written By : Umm Zakiyyah “I DON’T care who’s listening,” the sister spoke angrily into her friend’s phone, prompting the other sisters in the room to look in her direction, concerned expressions on their faces as they halted their own chatter amongst themselves. “I have somewhere to go, Abdullah.  I’m …

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Women and Double Standards of Chastity

Source: Saudi Life | By – AFIFA JABEEN THERE was a Facebook post a few days back that went ‘viral’. It said: “When she is a DAUGHTER, she opens a door of Jannah for her father, when she is a WIFE, she completes half of the Deen of her husband, when she is a MOTHER, Jannah lies …

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How I Came to Love the Veil

Source : http://whyislam.wordpress.com/ Written by : Yvonne Ridley Tuesday, 31 October 2006   POLITICIANS AND JOURNALISTS just love to write about the oppression of women in Islam… without even talking to the females beneath the veil. They simply have no idea how Muslim women are protected and respected within the …

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Rights of Women in Islam : Modernising or Outdated?

The Women’s Rights in Islam : Modernising or Outdated? Lecture/Talk by Dr. Zakir Naik ‘As-salaamu Alaikum Warahamatullahi Wabarakatuhu’ – ‘May peace blessing and mercy of Almighty Allah, be on all of you’. The topic of today’s day is – ‘The Women’s Rights in Islam – Modernising or Outdated?’ According to …

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