How does Islam shape the lives of women?

Answer 1

Same for most women of any religion, good and bad

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Personally I think it is so much tougher to be a Muslim woman rather than a Christian woman. But it also depends on her geography. If you live in Saudi... I don't even wanna think about it.

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You might think that, but a woman that lives in Saudi, doesn't have to be a Muslim to suffer.

Answer 2

Islam has a very high level of respect and status for women; The best example I can think of is a mother;

One time a man came to the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) and asked him "O Messenger of God! Who among the people is the most worthy of my good companionship?" The Prophet said: {Your mother.} The man said, "Then who?" The Prophet said: {Then your mother.} The man further asked, "Then who?" The Prophet said: {Then your mother.} The man asked again, "Then who?" The Prophet said: {Then your father.}; Just from this incident we can see the high level of respect that Islam gives to the women and the mother in general. In other narrations it mentions how one can never re-pay the mother for the pain she experienced when giving birth to the child.

The Holy Qur'an has a entire chapter Called Surah- Nisa (The Women); In this chapter one the verses mentions "O you who believe! You are forbidden to inherit women against their will, and you should not treat them with harshness...(Surah (Chapter) 4, Verse 19)

Many People ask why the women in Islam have to wear Hijab (The covering you see Muslim women wear), Islam's respect for the beauty of a women is so high that it shouldn't be shown to everyone (e.g, strangers etc).

Islam is not a religion, instead it is a way of life, a way to live and follow to achieve happiness not only in this world but in the hereafter the way it helps shape the lives of women perfectly.

Answer 3

Islam helped women by liberating them and giving them rights during a time when they were seen as property of men. during that time taht had no right to property and little value in society. Islam gave the women rights by giving certain amounts of rights to their husband's property and they were given rights during divorce (they could not be left with nothing to help them survive after the divorce) these are a few ways through which Islam liberated women

Answer 4

Women were given more legal rights