Woman and Islam
Din (Religion) Islam deals with all aspects of human life including rights, status and obligations of a Muslim woman. It is a complete code of life that has discussed the due status of a Muslim woman in sacred verses of Holy-book of Allah (The Quran). The word "Aurat" meaning "women" has evolved from Arabic derogatory word "Awrah" which literally means: one’s private area, secret, shame, humility defectiveness, faultiness, deficiency, imperfection; pudendum, genitals; weakness, weak spot". Probably, the meaning of Arabic word “Awarh” has heavily influenced the westerns. Westerns think that Muslim women are dominated by their religion because meaning of word “Awarh” implies that women should be forced to cover themselves in veil and they should not be given education and their other basic rights. The same meaning has negatively influenced Muslim society as well, this is the reason today’s Muslim women have started embarking in gender based...