Women in Islam

1st person to accept Islam was a woman. 1st person to pray with the Prophet Muhammad was a woman. 1st martyr of Islam was a woman.

'Good women are for good men.' (Quran 24:26)

The Prophet Muhammad never hit a woman and didn't like anyone else to do so either!

Women's status in Islam: daughter opens door to Paradise for dad, wife completes faith of her husband, Paradise lies under mother's feet

Everyday is Mother's Day for a Muslim

Marriage in Islam: what hers is hers and what's yours is hers! Tell me, how can you say that Islam gives no rights?

'The best of you are those who are best to their wives.' - moral teachings of the Prophet Muhammad

1400 years ago, Islam gave women the right to choose husbands, keep their family names, and inherit, when European women couldn't

1400 years back, Islam gave women the right to own and dispose property, earn wealth, and to be educated when Western women couldn't

"The Koran makes it clear that women are equal in spirituality, worth and education." Yvonne Ridley, UK journalist, Muslim since 2003

"It's (referring to the Koran) a magna carta for women!" Yvonne Ridley, British journalist converted to Islam in 2003

'I want to be a part of this generosity, this empathy. I will join [Islam] with all my heart.' Lauren Booth, Tony Blair's sister-in-law

This book discusses the special place women have in the religion of Islam and seeks to address some of the many misconceptions and false propaganda published by those who are ignorant of this religion or harbor a malicious intent to purposely misrepresent this religion.

 This book tried to trace the history of women rights and the status of women in the Muslim society.

In this episode from the Deenshow, Dr. Muhammad Rida Bashir discusses how to have a blissful marriage in Islam through the following points: conflict resolution, avoiding combative communication, alarming statistics of divorce, real issues such as "My wife talks to much," "My husband is never home," "We do not spend any time together," and so on.

Hijab is an act of obedience to Allah, a sign of purity and dignity, and she is less likely to be exploited for her beauty and feminity

By wearing hijab a woman is concealing her sexuality but allowing her femininity to shine

Muslims women wear the hijab because they believe that God ordered it in Quran 33:59 and 24:30-31

Hijab comes from Arabic word that means to hide from view. It is modest covering of head and body of Muslim women

'Remember that you have taken them as your wives only under God's trust and with His permission.' - Prophet Muhammad