Women in Islam

The Holy Quran has categorically specified the rights of a Muslim woman, leav- ing no scope for speculations or misinterpretations. For a practicing Muslim, the Quran and the Hadiths lay down the model chosen by God for the people and this is not subject to change. However, the truth is far from all this propa- ganda against Muslims. Islam is what the Quran says it is. The Holy Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad at a time when the Arab world had gone astray and immorality was widely spread across the Arab nations. When women were not given their due and female babies were being buried alive, Muhammad came with a code that emancipated women like never before and raised her status so high that paradise lies at her feet. The Holy Quran and the Hadiths of the Noble Prophet have given innumerable rights to women, grant- ing protection to their family life as well as their public life.

Key words: Koran, Muhammad, women, woman, rights, Hadiths.