- Acknowledgment
- Introduction : To Separate Fact From Fiction . . .
- The Muslim Woman and Her Own Self
- The Muslim Woman and Her Rabb (Lord)
- The Muslim Woman and Her Parents
- The Muslim Woman and Her Children
- The Muslim Woman And Her Community/Society
- How she is expected to be
- She is characterized by shyness and modesty [haya'[
- She is proud and does not beg
- She is gentle and kind towards people
- She has a likeable personality
- She keeps secrets
- She is of cheerful Countenance
- She is lighthearted and has a sense of humour
- She tries to make people happy
- She is humble and modest
- She is moderate with regard to her clothing and appearance
- She chooses the work that suits her feminine nature
- She does not imitate men
- She mixes with righteous women
- What she should not do
- She does not cheat , deceive , or stab in the back
- She does not make fun of anybody
- She avoids boasting and seeking fame
- Her speech is not exaggerated or affected
- She is not over - strict
- She does not enter a house other than her own without permission
- She does not look into other people's houses
- She does not wail over the dead
- She does not attend funerals
- How she is expected to be
- CONCLUSION
- Resources
- GLOSSARY
- The following abbreviations are also used in this book
IDEAL NOWADAY MUSLIM WOMAN
Acknowledgment
In the Name of Allah , Most Gracious , Most Merciful
This humble book is written in English in order to introduce a real Muslim woman as much as possible in a simplified way . I debt a gratitude to Mr . Fatemi Sefat and all of his colleagues in the supreme leader�s agency in Shahid Rajaiee Teacher Training University especially Mr . Amir Hussein Naseri for the help and support in publishing the book and also I am very thankful to Dr . Meshkat for revising the book and finally thanks to Ansariyan Publications for all their helps , supports , and the editing of the book .
I hope the Imam of Time may accept this humble work and the readers will truly benefit from the fine counsels of the noble leaders of Islam about women in Islam .
Introduction : To Separate Fact From Fiction . . .
Contrary to widespread erroneous belief ,
Contrary to widespread negative stereotyping ,
and
Contrary to regrettable practices in some Islamic societies where anti - Islamic culture traditions have won over Islamic teachings and where women are subdued (and men even more so( .
This information has been written with the objective of briefing you on the true Islamic teachings regarding women laid down by the Qur�an and prophet Mohammad over 14 centuries ago .
- Islam declared women and men equal .
- Islam condemned pre - Islamic practices degrading and oppressing women .
- The same injunctions and prohibitions of Islam equally apply to both sexes .
- Islam gave woman the right of inheritance and the right of individual independent ownership unhampered