Women in Islam were seen as people who were hidden in their homes. They were entitled to be respected by their husbands, unless they displayed disloyalty. Religiously, women were supposed to follow the same traditions as men, including praying everyday, giving to the poor, fasting during ramadan, and more. Friday services were optional for women but mandatory for men. The Quran does not approve of abandoning female children. Most families accept their daughters, but some do not treat them as equally as they treat their sons. Women cannot be forced into marriage by what the Quran says. Most marriages were arranged marriages by their parents, but same thing goes with how they can not be forced into the marriage. Polygamy was allowed in the Muslim religion because Muhammad was said to have more than one wife. This was permitted as long as each wife was treated equally. At the time that Muhammad was married to Khadija she was his only wife, but when he was married to Aisha he had other wives. Husband and wives referred to each other as “garments” in the Islam. There was a law that was made to help women in Islam with their position. The Muslim Family Law was meant to help the status of Muslim women because they were not given equal opportunities as men were. Although men and women were not equivalent the gender inequality did not stop some women from achieving
Women in Islam were seen as people who were hidden in their homes. They were entitled to be respected by their husbands, unless they displayed disloyalty. Religiously, women were supposed to follow the same traditions as men, including praying everyday, giving to the poor, fasting during ramadan, and more. Friday services were optional for women but mandatory for men. The Quran does not approve of abandoning female children. Most families accept their daughters, but some do not treat them as equally as they treat their sons. Women cannot be forced into marriage by what the Quran says. Most marriages were arranged marriages by their parents, but same thing goes with how they can not be forced into the marriage. Polygamy was allowed in the Muslim religion because Muhammad was said to have more than one wife. This was permitted as long as each wife was treated equally. At the time that Muhammad was married to Khadija she was his only wife, but when he was married to Aisha he had other wives. Husband and wives referred to each other as “garments” in the Islam. There was a law that was made to help women in Islam with their position. The Muslim Family Law was meant to help the status of Muslim women because they were not given equal opportunities as men were. Although men and women were not equivalent the gender inequality did not stop some women from achieving