RE: What Is The Difference...
Hi
that is good, and i think sometimes for us muslim girls who are living normal and good lives we forget that many westerners are somewhat confused by the images portrayed to them.
Sometimes things may look a bit different and in many ways you may find muslim women would not seek changes, for example in that the roles of men and women can be quite clearly defined.
While some westerners feel sorry for muslim women, in fact it is often the case that muslim women feel sorry for westerm women.
For example, issues to do with family security and the well being of women.
A common commnet from muslims is to do with how western women actually have very heavy burdens to carry sometimes, for example the raising of children, full time work, finnanical concerns etc. it is a tall order and one which leaves many western women tired and overwrought.
Another thing that is often looked upon with confusion is how women may be left alone to raise a young family and be left reliant either on benefits or full time work. This is seen again to place a heavy burden on those womens shoulders.
It is not that islam teaches against women working or a social state..quite the opposite, but it also teaches us through Qu'ran and hadith that motherhood and having babies is a demanding thing, it is not an easy time although a joyous one.
The point is that it is the view of many muslims that in an ideal world every mother should enjoy full support during her pregnancies and while she raises her family so that she may enjoy this time to the full, invest much in her children and care for her own health and well being as well as that of future society.
I feel i should add that because some women..myself included do not fit into this ideal it doesn't mean there is any shame on them, far from it, we believe Allah will reward those who love and care for their family in the best way possible.
if that means working it is commendable, if it is staying at home that is also wonderful. you see, islam is not restricted in it's application, it is a religion for all people at all times, for all circumstnaces..we have ifs and buts and not hard line rules.
Everyone should be able to look to islam for help and support and confidence, not damnation!!!
The status of a mother and a woman is very high in islam, the mother has the most important job in society, that is why we believe that everything should be in place to help her.
Women and mothers are also encouraged to be educated, take interest in life outside the family and home, work that they do is commended and in islam they are supposed to have equal opportunities and pay..this was written in the Qu'ran for them 1500 years ago.
you will see signs of this in the arab world as a whole, however, it is often true that arab or muslim women in their part of the world are more affected by their social circumstances than women in the UK.
Thier social class etc will have more bearing on what is likely to be achieved for example education and career wise..just as it was here years ago. if you are poor or from an uneducated family it is prehaps harder to progress in those areas..but that is changing.
Did you know that if anything life according to islam should be harder and carry more responsiility for men in practical terms, they are obliged to support a family whereas women are not obliged.
if a women works to help her family it is highly commendable..yet it is written that any money she owns or earns is hers and she is under no obligation to share it with her husband..but the husband has to pay for her. that is not because women are weak or incapable but because they have babies,
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