Woman in Islamic Shari‘ah
2. The qualities of a believing woman
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but for both sexes. These are the qualities that form
the basis of Islam, and are the true means of
salvation in the world to come.
30.
Abu Dawud,
Sunan, Kitab al-Jihad,
3/5.
31.
Qur’an, 22:46.
THE EXAMPLE OF MUSLIM WOMEN
Just as men function on different planes of
religiosity, so do women have their own separate
spheres of religious effectiveness.
Let us first consider their everyday level of
existence in which adherence to their religion
broadly means paying the dues of God and men in
purely personal matters. In particular, it means true
belief in God and the carrying out of His
commandments; strict adherence to justice in all
worldly transactions; withstanding the temptations
of the self as instigated by Satan; paying what is due
to God in terms of one’s wealth and life; giving the
hereafter priority over the present world; being
guided by Islamic ethics in dealing with one’s
family, relatives and friends; invariably dealing
