Expedition Think: The Perks of being a Woman in Islam

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Al-Layl

(The Night)

وَالَّيۡلِ اِذَا يَغۡشٰىۙ‏ ١ وَالنَّهَارِ اِذَا تَجَلّٰىۙ‏ ٢ وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالۡاُنۡثٰٓىۙ‏ ٣ اِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتّٰىؕ‏ ٤ فَاَمَّا مَنۡ اَعۡطٰى وَاتَّقٰىۙ‏ ٥ وَصَدَّقَ بِالۡحُسۡنٰىۙ‏ ٦ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهٗ لِلۡيُسۡرٰىؕ‏ ٧ وَاَمَّا مَنۡۢ بَخِلَ وَاسۡتَغۡنٰىۙ‏ ٨ وَكَذَّبَ بِالۡحُسۡنٰىۙ‏ ٩ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهٗ لِلۡعُسۡرٰىؕ‏ ١٠ وَمَا يُغۡنِىۡ عَنۡهُ مَالُهٗۤ اِذَا تَرَدّٰىؕ‏ ١١ اِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَـلۡهُدٰى‏ ١٢ وَاِنَّ لَـنَا لَـلۡاٰخِرَةَ وَالۡاُوۡلٰى‏ ١٣ فَاَنۡذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارًا تَلَظّٰىۚ‏ ١٤ لَا يَصۡلٰٮهَاۤ اِلَّا الۡاَشۡقَىۙ‏ ١٥ الَّذِىۡ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّٰىؕ‏ ١٦ وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الۡاَتۡقَىۙ‏ ١٧ الَّذِىۡ يُؤۡتِىۡ مَالَهٗ يَتَزَكّٰىۚ‏ ١٨ وَمَا لِاَحَدٍ عِنۡدَهٗ مِنۡ نِّعۡمَةٍ تُجۡزٰٓىۙ‏ ١٩ اِلَّا ابۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ الۡاَعۡلٰىۚ‏ ٢٠ وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضٰى‏ ٢١

1.I swear by the night when it covers (the sun), 2.and by the day when it unveils itself, 3.and by the One who created the male and the female, 4.your efforts are diverse: 5.As for the one who gives (in charity) and fears Allah, 6.and believes in the best (religion), 7.We will facilitate for him the way to extreme ease (i.e. the comforts of Paradise). 8.But the one who is miser and deems himself self-sufficient, 9.and rejects the best (religion), 10.We will facilitate for him the way to extreme distress. 11.And his wealth will not help him when he will fall down (into Hell). 12.Of course, it is undertaken by Us to guide,

13.and in Our control is the Hereafter and the worldly life. 14.So I have warned you of a blazing fire. 15.None will enter it but the wretched one, 16.who rejected (the truth) and turned away (from it). 17.And saved from it will be the most God-fearing one, 18.who gives his wealth (in charity) to become purified, 19.while no one has conferred any favour on him for which he would give a return, 20.but (he gave his wealth in charity) only to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High. 21.And surely he will soon be happy.

[Q92, Translation: T. Usmani]

Islam grants many rights and privileges to women:

Women have a right to be financially supported
Women have a right to be housed
Women have a right to be clothed
Women have a right to be fed
Women have a right to not have to be the family's bread earner
Women have a right to refuse public roles and responsibilities
Women have the right to choose public roles and responsibilities
Women have no obligation to serve in public roles and responsibilities
Women have the right to earn money
Women have a right to be wealthy
Women have no financial responsibilities towards any family member
Women have a right to be protected from harm
Women have a share in the inheritance, with no obligation to spend on anyone
Women have a right to be paid 'Mehr' when ratifying the 'nikah'
Women need not spend the 'Mehr' on anyone
Women cannot be asked to return the 'Mehr' in cases of 'talaq'
Women should be paid, by the father of their child, if they agree to feed their milk to their babies after 'talaq'
Women have a right to be cared for by their fathers, brothers, husbands, sons
Women can pray obligatory prayers at home
Women do not have to show up at the Masjid for congregational prayers
Women can choose to offer prayers in congregation at the Masjid
Women are not required to do public dawah
Women do not have to fight in battles and wars
Widows have a right to be supported by society
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