Woman in Islamic Shari‘ah
4. The status of woman
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woman was not fit for so high a position as that of a
sovereign. While until very recently this could have
been regarded as a mere assertion made a very long
time ago, today it is accepted as a scientific fact.
What the Prophet had said as a matter of inspiration
has now been established, after a long period of
study and research, as a reality. This is clear proof
that Islamic principles are based on facts of nature
and not just on supposition and conjecture.
55. Al-Bukhari,
Sahih, Kitah aI-Maghazi,
(
Fath aI-
Bari,
8/104-105).
THE TESTIMONY OF WOMAN
The testimony of two women is regarded as equal
to that of one man. While dealing with matters of
debt, the Qur’an says:
When you contract a debt for a fixed period,
put it in writing. And call in two male
witnesses from among you, but if two men
cannot be found, then one man and two
women whom you judge fit to act as
witnesses; so that if either of them forgets, the
other will remember.
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