WOMEN IN ISLAM - MYTH VERSUS REALITY

Economics

Second National Level Interdisciplinary Seminar on "Exploring Emerging Trends and Innovation in Research in Commerce, Science & Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences”

A lot has been written and spoken about how women are treated in Islam. This topic is in fact, one of the most commonly debated issues throughout the world. Whether, it’s the Indian news channels that have shouting matches on the issue of triple talaq almost every day or the French ban on Burqas, Islam and women are a favorite topic of discussion globally. While some Muslim’s have tried to respond to critics through debate and discussions, others have decided to look the other way, hoping for the world’s interest to fade in the matters they consider incredibly personal and outside the purview of scrutiny and deliberation. As a Muslim woman who struggles with these issues every day, I believe that there needs to be more discourse on the issue. It isn’t the fact that the matter at hand lacks coverage; on the contrary it gets more airtime than it needs. However, as members of a free society, we owe it to the world to give them proper answers to their questions. Ignorance breeds hate and discontent. Men fear what they do not know. Hence, in this paper, I have tried to shed light on the rights of women in Islam in the light of Holy Quran and Hadith. In my paper, I have extensively relied on the Quran and the interpretation of the Islamic sharia, which is one of the five schools of thought in Islam.

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