Woman in Islam (Arabic & English)

In pre-Islamic Arabia, women were viewed as symbol of humiliation and ignominy. Some men, when they heard that they had a daughters, they swiftly buried their alive to avoid the shame they would bring upon the family. Islam, the mission of the noble Prophet Muhammed, raised women to full equality with men, and in no respect were they held a position inferior to them. In this book, Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani aims to draw a picture of what Islam prescribes for women and lays down the high status it gives them, assigning them with a great role in Muslim society.

Table of Contents

Dedicaation
Prologue

Part I: General rulesaApplicable to Muslim women

Introduction

Chapter 1: Women during the Prophet's lifetime
Chapter 2: Women's role on later generations
Chaoter 3: Woman's status in marriage as compared to man
Chapter 4: Questions concerning women's equality

Part II: Women, public office and political competence

Introduction: Women and the right to hold public posts

Chapte 1: Past and contemporary fiqh views on women holding public posts
Chaper 2: Women's political duties