Looncall
Well-Known Member
No men and women aren't equal there are natural differences physically and emotionally
Islam regards men and women as equally obliged with regard to many acts of worship and interactions with others. For example, women do (ablution)wudoo just as men do, they do ghusl as men do, they pray as men do, and they fast as men do,and there are many other similar cases because women are the twin halves of men as it was mentioned in saheeh hadith attirmidhi 98/113..
Both males and females have similar rewards for obedience and penalties for disobedience in this world and the Hereafter
Allah mentioned in the Quran:
Whoever does righteous acts, whether male or female, while he is a believer, verily, to him We will give a good life, and We shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do (16:97)
Allah also said in the Quran:
Surely for men who submit to Allah and for women who submit to Allah, for believing men and for believing women, for devout men and devout women, for truthful men and truthful women, for steadfast men and steadfast women, for humble men and humble women, for charitable men and charitable women, for fasting men and fasting women, for men who guard their chastity and women who guard their chastity, for men who remember Allah much and for women who remember Allah much, for all of them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a mighty reward. (33:35)
-Women have the same moral obligations and are entitled to the same general rights as men in guarding chastity, integrity and personal honor and respect, etc. No double standards are allowed
-Women are equally qualified and allowed to engage in financial dealings and property ownership. According to Islamic law women can own, buy, sell and undertake any financial transaction without the need for guardianship, and without any restrictions or limitations
-Islam entitles women to the same rights as men in terms of education the prophet (peace be upon him) said:
Seeking knowledge is compulsory for each and every Muslim (i.e. both male and female)
And the list goes on but i'll stop so that you can actually read it and ponder on it and I praise God for giving me high status as a muslimwoman and for giving me a brain to think for myself..
All this sounds fine. Why is it not followed in muslim-majority countries?
Since it is not, I think all this fine sounding stuff counts for nothing at all.