Islam dealt with human rights of women at a time when in some parts of the world conferences were being held to discuss
whether she had a soul or not and whether she was a human or not,
or whether she was to worship God as the man does or otherwise,
or whether she will enter Paradise or not.
These conferences took place between the fifth and seventh centuries of the Christian. It was at this very time that Islam came into being and the answer in such an amazing bravery.
" O Mankind! Be careful of your duty to Lord Who created you from a single soul and from it creates its mate and from them twain hath spread (abroad) a multitude of men and women.."
(An Nisa' :1)
" Wahai Manusia! Bertaqwalah kepada Tuhanmu telah menciptakan kamu dari diri yang satu(Adam), dan Allah menciptakan pasangannya(Hawa) dari dirinya dan dari keduanya Allah memperkembang biakkan laki-laki dan perempuan.."(An Nisa' :1)
" And Allah hath given you wives of your own kind, and hath made provision of good things for you. Is it then in vanity that they believe and in the grace of Allah that they disbelieve ?" (Al Nahl :72)
"dan Allah menjadikan bagimu pasangan suami atau isteri dari jenis kamu sendiri dan menjadikan anak dan cucu bagimu dari pasanganmu, serta memberimu rezeki dari yang baik. Mengapa mereka beriman kepada yang batildan mengingkari nikmat Allah ?(Al Nahl :72)
"The Creator of heavens and earth : He has made for you pairs from among your selves" (Asy Syura :11)
" Allah pencipta langit dan bumi Dia menjadikan bagi kamu pasang-pasangan dari jenis kamu sendiri.."(Asy Syura :11)
" O Mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes ,that ye may know each other...."(Al Hujurat :13)
“Wahai umat manusia! Sesungguhnya Kami telah menciptakan kamu dari lelaki dan perempuan, dan Kami telah menjadikan kamu berbagai bangsa dan berpuak-puak, supaya kamu berkenal-kenalan (dan beramah mesra antara satu sama lain.."
Al-Hujurat ayat 13
Woman in Islam..Said Abdullah Sheif Al Hatimy page 19.
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