Yes. There is absolutely no difference between a man and woman in Islam in terms of humanity and honor. The Holy Quran, in verse 124 of chapter 4 says:
"Whoever, be it a male or a female, dose good deeds and he or she is a beliver, then they will enter the Paradise."
The misconception comes when equality is taken as synonymous to similarity. Islam believes that man and woman are equal but dissimilar. Hence exactly the same set of rules cannot be applied to both men and women, which is quite reasonable. Ever try to cook fish and beef by following exactly the same procedure ? You would end with messing up at least one of them.
Islam looks at the different roles of men and women in society not as superior or inferior but as complementary. Islamic laws are there to protect this balance.
Women in Islam by Ali Irfan
"Whoever, be it a male or a female, dose good deeds and he or she is a beliver, then they will enter the Paradise."
The misconception comes when equality is taken as synonymous to similarity. Islam believes that man and woman are equal but dissimilar. Hence exactly the same set of rules cannot be applied to both men and women, which is quite reasonable. Ever try to cook fish and beef by following exactly the same procedure ? You would end with messing up at least one of them.
Islam looks at the different roles of men and women in society not as superior or inferior but as complementary. Islamic laws are there to protect this balance.
Women in Islam by Ali Irfan
some verses in the
ReplyDeleteHoly Qur'an
That mention one thing is equal to another,
i.e. men are equal to women.
Although this makes sense grammatically,
the astonishing fact is that the number of
times the word man appears in
the Holy Qur'an
is 24 and number of times the word
woman appears is also 24,
therefore not only is this phrase correct in
the grammatical sense but also true mathematically,
i.e. 24 = 24.