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The Status of Women in Islam (English) February 28, 2007 Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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1 min 46 sec
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Feminist admits biology can't be equalized
“There is a report about a famous feminist”
1 min 8 sec
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Changing nature breaks the whole balance
“The question is not about gender equality”
4 min 57 sec
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Full case: nature can't be changed, complementary roles
“The question is not about gender equality”
25 sec
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Not gender equality but gender complementarity
“So according to God's creation plan”
39 sec
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Will to work matters more than workplace
“They want to provide same workplace for both sexes”
5 min 21 sec
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Edison story: mother's belief overcame school failure
“In America, there was a great scientist”
2 min 16 sec
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Edison's mother instilled the spirit of work
“Then what happened? The mother of Edison took charge”
2 min 58 sec
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Aisha: homeschooled, became wisest of companions
“There's a well-known historical example: Aisha”
1 min 58 sec
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Equality is relative; nature has no uniformity
“Equality is a relative term”
23 sec
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Difference is not evil, it's a blessing
“Difference creates challenges, and challenge leads to development”
3 min 15 sec
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Why Islam permits polygamy: post-WWII Germany case
“Some people talk about polygamy, that in Islam”
2 min 4 sec
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Debunking the myth only men can divorce
“Then there is a question of divorce rights”
5 min 48 sec
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Islamic law based on nature, with Western results
“I think all these things are simply misunderstanding”
2 min 55 sec
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Result of ignoring natural law in the West
“You can see the result in Western society”
1 min 52 sec
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Separate Muslim society's flaws from Islamic teachings
“You have to differentiate Muslim society and Islamic teachings”
58 sec
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Misunderstanding that Islam degrades women
“It's a general misunderstanding that Islam degrades women”
6 min 5 sec
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Qur'an and Hadith proof: equal respect, different role
“I have studied Islam from its original sources”
1 min 6 sec
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Hadith: men and women are equal halves
“Women are like shaqiqah, half part of a unit”
3 min 23 sec
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Bareera's full story: freedom and no compulsion
“Here I would like to refer to a very relevant story”
2 min 29 sec
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Bareera's story: asserting her right to leave
“In early Islam, in Medina, there was a lady”
46 sec
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Ladies first principle rooted in Hajj ritual
“It is to imitate a lady whose name was Hajira”
47 sec
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Best woman is a helper in matters of faith
“Best woman is one who is helper to her husband”
2 min 14 sec
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Mind's unlimited potential unlocked by dialogue
“Man and woman both are born with great capacity: mind”
3 min 41 sec
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Hadith-based marriage advice: accept no spouse is ideal
“Then there is a very important hadith”
30 sec
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No man or woman is an ideal person
“According to nature, no man and woman are ideal”
1 min 47 sec
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No ideal spouse: key to a successful marriage
“According to nature, no man or woman is an ideal person”
1 min 30 sec
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Division of labor: aptitude, not discrimination
“There are two different roles: engineering and teaching”
54 sec
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Closing formula: equal respect, different roles
“This is the Islamic formula about men and women”