According to the view of Islam, the\nwoman is given the high status she desires. In fact, one of the advantages of\nIslam, which has turned it into the best way of living for mankind, is its view\non the true status of women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As opposed to many schools of thought\nwhich have a derogatory view of women and introduce them as the inferior\ngender, Islam\u2019s view of women is different from the common views of women\nfourteen centuries ago or even the view in today\u2019s world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example, even the modern world has\nfailed to describe the status of woman in the society. As such, Will Durant,\nthe famous philosopher and author of The Story of Civilization states:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Supposing that we are Christians\nliving in the year 2000, and we want to know the greatest historic event in the\nfirst quarter of the twentieth century, we would realize that this event was\nnot a war or the revolution in Russia, rather it was the revolution in the\nstatus of women. The history has barely witnessed such a significant\nalteration, in such a short period of time; the holy union of family which was\nthe basis for social order, marriage which was the barrier to lustfulness and\ninstability of human, the complication moral rules which turned us from\nsavagery to civilization and sociability, all have evidently been caught in\nthis revolutionary transform, which has affected all our traditions, lifestyles,\nand even thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, we hear the complaint of\nwestern intellectuals about the shakiness of the foundation of family and\nmarriage, the escaping of the youth from accepting the responsibility of\nmarriage, the hatred towards motherhood, the diminishment of parents\u2019 and\nespecially mothers\u2019 love for their children, the status of women in today\u2019s\nworld and the replacement of true love with superficial desires, the growing\nrate of divorce, the extraordinary rate of illegitimate children, lack of unity\nand kindness between spouses… more than anytime before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the religion of Islam and its\nHoly Scripture offer a different point of view. At the time of Prophet Muhammad\n(PBUH&HP), when woman was considered as a cause of adversity and worthy of\nbeing buried alive, he used to kiss the hands of his daughter, and introduced\nwoman as a cause of tranquility and peace (1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Holy Quran, in contrast with some\nother religious books, has not mentioned the theory that woman was created from\na substance inferior to that of man. Moreover, the Holy Quran strictly opposes\nthe common notion in the literature that woman is \u201can element of sin\u201d, \u201ca\nlittle Satan\u201d, or \u201cthere is a woman involved in every sin or crime\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the contrary, there are several\nverses in the Holy Quran which state that human being is created from a man and\na woman. Throughout these verses and other related ones, the Holy Scripture of\nIslam rejects the common perception that despises the role of women in\nchildbirth and degrade her status to just a sex object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moreover, the Holy Quran disproves the\nunreal claim that women do not have the capability of getting into Paradise or\ngaining spiritual positions by enumerating examples of distinguished women. The\nHoly Quran clearly relates proximity towards Allah (SWT) to faith and deeds,\nrather than gender (3). It refers to a prominent woman besides every prominent\nman. It has admired the wives of Adam and Abraham (PBUT) as well as the mothers\nof Moses and Jesus (PBUT). On the other hand, wives of Noah and Lot (PBUT) have\nbeen condemned while Asiyah (the wife of Pharaoh), who was a faithful woman,\nhas been recognized (4). This reveals that to prove its advanced viewpoints on\nthe status of women, the Holy Quran has introduced some real examples and\nsuccessful models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One such model, who is an outstanding\nexample in terms of spiritual positions, as well as religious knowledge and\nsocial-political actions, is the auspicious Lady born on this day, namely Lady\nZainab (PBUH). The role of Lady Zainab (PBUH) in the event of Ashura, which was\nthe initiation of the revival of the Islamic movement and the main reason for\nthe revival of the Islamic religion, was not marginal; rather she had a\ncomplementary role without which the rising of Imam Hussain (PBUH) would have\nbeen incomplete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the viewpoint of the\nreligion in which Lady Zainab (PBUH) is a model, women have such a valuable\nstatus that the capability of influencing the history is just a small portion\nof it; indeed, this viewpoint has no identical in any of the other ideologies…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Selection taken\nfrom The Rights of Women in Islam, by Martyr Murtada Mutahhari (with some\nchanges))<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Congratulations to all Muslims,\nespecially you dear friend, upon the 5th of Jamadi al-Awwal, the auspicious\nbirthday anniversary of the complete model of woman in the Divine viewpoint,\nLady Zainab (PBUH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Footnotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. The Holy\nQuran (30, 21)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. The Holy\nQuran (49, 13)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. The Holy\nQuran (4, 124), (16, 97), (40, 40)…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. The Holy\nQuran (66, 10 & 11)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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