Women Rights Issues and Their Impact on Building Society

Abstract

The Holy Quran has granted women independency and freedom in all life aspects and in their religious commitments. The Holy Quran has never referred to women as being submissive to anyone; whether it be her husband or not in matters of religion or worship. A woman lives in her parents' house first, then she is at her husband's after marriage and these two houses are the environment that any woman belongs to and lives in, which might be reflected in her religion. This is due to the fact that the holy Quran wants the woman to be independent in all her beliefs rather than being a blind follower to someone in matters of religion, spiritual purity and creed. This can be seen in the case of Asiya bint Muzahim, the Royal Wife of the ancient Egypt's Pharaoh; " And Allah presents an example of those who believed: the wife of Pharaoh, when she said, 'My Lord, build for me near You a house in Paradise and save me from Pharaoh and his deeds and save me from the wrongdoing people"(Al-Tahrim, Verse11). Asiya bint Muzahim followed her husband's religion, but when she saw the miracles of Prophet Musa among all other magicians she couldn't help but to belief in him. Although Pharaoh had repeatedly warned her and forbid her, she upheld God's religion and stood against the King despite all the death threats (Al-Jawahiri, 2007). Thus, the Holy Quran viewed women as independent individuals in fields of thought and knowledge. So, it granted her independency in knowledge and viewed her as a person of opinion and wisdom.