How Fair Is The Claim That Islamic Teaching and Practise Give Equal Dignity to Both Men and Women?
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How Fair Is The Claim That Islamic Teaching and Practise Give Equal Dignity to Both Men and Women? There is much controversy surrounding the Islamic religion and its approach to the role of men and women. It is of great speculation whether the two sexes are equal and many people, especially those living in the Western world, believe that Islam is a chauvinistic and oppressive religion. However, many cannot separate between the true teachings of Islam and the actual practises: Their Lord responded to them: "I never fail to reward any worker among you for any work you do, be you male or female, you are equal to one another" (Surah 3 v 195) Allah, Himself, advocates that men and women have a spiritual equality within His eyes. Due to this being written in the Qur'an and considering that the Qur'an is the absolute, unaltered word of Allah, this is obviously...


