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Women in Islam
Authentic knowledge from the Qur’an, Sunnah, and explanations of the scholars.
5 subjects
34 articles
Verification shown on every article
34 articles
Verification shown on every article
Begin with the Overview ✓ Verified
An introduction to the status and rights of women in Islam.
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The Status and Rights of Women
Her status, her honor, and her financial rights, as Islam established them after an age that denied her all three.
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Hijab and Modesty
The hijab and the niqab, their conditions, and modesty in dress and in conduct, at home and outside it.
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Marriage, Children and Family
From the marriage contract to custody and lineage, and the duties owed to parents and kin.
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Women and Knowledge
The women who carried this religion’s knowledge, the Mothers of the Believers at their head, and how a woman seeks knowledge and teaches it today.
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Answers to Common Claims
Clear, sourced answers to the claims repeated against Islam about its women: oppression, abuse, and the age of Aisha.
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