r in the Koran one sees a woman even arguing with the Prophet Muhammad. A woman named Khawlah went to the Prophet about a statement that confused her marriage, for the statement could be taken as that of a divorce statement, yet it did not free her from her husband. She went to Muhammad to plead her case; however, he felt that she should be patient, so she kept arguing with him to save her marriage. Khawlah’s plea was accepted and a chapter of the Koran speaks of this incident, “God has heard her who pleaded with you against her husband and her plaint to God. God has heard what you two said to each other. God hears and observes all”(58:1). Therefore, a woman in Islam has the right to even argue with the high leaders like the prophet himself. No one can instruct her to be silent and she is under no obligation to consider her husband the only source of information on matters of law and religion.By comparing the Koran to Judeo-Christian ideas about women, it is clear that the Koran does not belittle nor make women inferior, rather it speaks of the equality of man and woman. Aside from the four issues discussed, the Koran sets provisions for the proper treatment of women in affairs like finances. The guidelines given there further attest to the idea of non-inferiority, as it grants woman equal rights to contract, enterprise, independent earnings and possession, and shares in inheritances. Her life, property, and honor are as sacred as a man’s. The Koran’s purpose with regards to women was never to belittle them, rather the reproach of those who believe women are inferior to men. ...
