These restrictions are not quite the same thing as saying that women cannot go on Hajj.
Thank you. As if its not enough that one doesn't do enough study before making the claims and criticisms, but the insistence is whats most disturbing.
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These restrictions are not quite the same thing as saying that women cannot go on Hajj.
From a quick web search, it seems different schools are divided on that point. Perform Hajj - A Woman's Guide to Hajjwhy can't a women go on hajj by herself or with other women?
From a quick web search, it seems different schools are divided on that point. Perform Hajj - A Woman's Guide to Hajj
No, the question you posited was answered. You chose one school of thought. Here's an example of another:the question i posited remains...
"Both males and females share these conditions. However, the Muslim woman has an extra condition before she can be held accountable for not performing Hajj and that is the accompaniment of a Mahram...
...However, if she has already performed her first obligatory Hajj and this is a voluntary performance, then she is not permitted to travel alone - she must be accompanied by a husband or a Mahram. In this case, traveling with a group of trusted women is not permitted; this is the more correct position in the Madhhab."
why can't a women go on hajj by herself or with other women?
Perform Hajj said:The condition that the Shafi'iyyah hold for a woman to perform Hajj is that she must be able to perform the journey securely. This security can be found when a husband or a Mahram or a group of trusted women accompanies her.
No, the question you posited was answered. You chose one school of thought. Here's an example of another:
nothing but double standards, don't you think?
the fact that there is more than 1 school of thought is a way to reconcile the inequality between men and women in this religion...
if there was one standard to adhere to then one standard would apply to all...right?
The problem with men dominating women has nothing to do with religion. It's all about power structure. Look at it this way. Let's say every religion on the planet favors women's rights and freedoms. You think women's rights and freedoms would be protected on this account? Nope, because regardless of what religion says, those who hold power are going to curb the rights of those who don't (with or without religious sanction).
from what i gather about islam is that it gives too much power to the male
Why did that happen?
nothing but double standards, don't you think?
the fact that there is more than 1 school of thought is a way to reconcile the inequality between men and women in this religion...
if there was one standard to adhere to then one standard would apply to all...right?
because of the bronze age understanding of the world...
because men abused their physicality to rule over women by implementing fear of harm
why can't a women go on hajj by herself or with other women?
nothing but double standards, don't you think?
the fact that there is more than 1 school of thought is a way to reconcile the inequality between men and women in this religion...
if there was one standard to adhere to then one standard would apply to all...right?
There you go! So the problem is one group having power over another.
how so? if the speed limit is 90 km/hr it applies to everyone right? no matter if they were male or female.I'm sorry, but that is just a poor evaluation and understanding of something that is actually positive.
brawn is not power...
knowledge is.
bronze age man were not privy to this fact were they...
how so? if the speed limit is 90 km/hr it applies to everyone right? no matter if they were male or female.
You do know what power means in this context, power in the sense of authority?
However if your point is not about the different opinions but on there ever being any difference between the expectations/obligations on women and men, that would be because although women and men are equal, they are still different or unique in some areas. Obviously for example women get pregnant while men do not. To expect the same from them in certain situations when there condition is not similar is injustice.