The position of women in Muslim
society has altered drastically in the centuries ever since Islam initiated in
Arabia in the early 600s. Their place has fluctuated with irregular social,
economic, and political situations. Even though Islam considers men and women as
honorable equals in the eye of God, women have not had equivalent access to
several regions of Islamic existence. This research paper will discuss Islam,
Early Historical Background, Women in Islamic Society, Women in the Qur’an,
Religious Life, Women Covering, Financial Matters, Financial obligations,
Education, Modern Debate on the Status of Women in Islam, and U.S. Muslim Women
IslamThe Arabic word “Islam” means submission – in a religious situation, it
indicates the submission to the will of God. Islam’s prophet is Muhammad, who
acknowledged the initial revelation from God through the angel Gabriel in about
610 C.E. Muslim thinking consist of the oneness of God; the angels formed by
Him; the prophets through whom His revelations were pass to humankind; the Day
of Judgment and individual responsibility; God’s entire power over human fate in
life and in death; the commands of the Quran; and the devotional services of
prayer, fasting, aims giving, and making a pilgrimage to Mecca.
Islam practices that the only God is Allah, and that is a crime to make
additional possessions or people equivalent to Allah or admiring them,
worshipping them, or putting unsuitable attempt and desire into achieving them.
Other events that are severely prohibited contains killing, stealing, adultery,
lending money for profit, the practice of magic, fearfulness in pleasing Allah’s
wishes, saying terrible things about other people, and using drugs or alcohol.
The holy book, the Qoran,...