Woman in Islamic Shari‘ah
4. The status of woman
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“Who comes next?” the man asked
again.
“Your mother,” replied the Prophet.
“Who is after that?” insisted the man.
“Your father,” said the noble Prophet.
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The projection of woman as the most honorable
human being in the form of a mother makes it quite
clear what sort of a society Islam wants to create. It
is one in which a woman is accorded the maximum
honor and respect. A member of such a society,
who shows full respect to a woman as a mother
will, of necessity, become more and more caring in
regard to other women. With the creation of such a
mentality, women in general will share the status
accorded to a mother at home.
48. Al-Bukhari,
Sahih, Kitab aI-Adab
(
Fath al-Bari,
10/329-330).
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
There were other examples of Muslim women’s
intervention in religious matters, one of which
occurred in the time of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, the
