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Women inferiority in Islam

“Why is it that women in Islam are considered inferior or less than a man? Why is this so?”Asked by ادریس, لکھنؤ

He answers at 18:31 in The Role of a Woman · 2 min 13 sec

His answer, in his own words
18:31
Jazak Allah Maulana. Maulana, aap sawal lena chahenge. Yeh sawal Lucknow se hai. Idrees sahib ne ek bheja hai. Unhon ne aapse poocha hai ke۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ Kaun kaun sahib? Idrees. Acha, Lucknow se. Acha, unhon ne aapse poocha hai ke Maulana, Why is it that women in Islam are considered inferior or less than a man ? Why is this so? Main toh nahi samajhta. Ji, jo samajhta hai, use poocho. Maine toh kabhi bhi nahi samjha aisa. Yeh koi aalami
19:12
koi faisla nahi hai. Yeh kuch logon ki is zamane mein, jabke maghrib mein woh daur aaya, women's lib ka, us zamane mein yeh yeh afwaah phailayi gayi thi. Warna main nahi samajhta ke yeh koi
19:42
aalami verdict hai. mein is ko nahin manta. kuch logon ne aisi baat mashhoor kardi ke koi fact nahin hai yeh. Doctor Naghma Siddiqui ne comment bheja hai dilli se. unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana, thank you for giving women such a major role in your mission.
20:24
We dedicate ourselves to this task. May God guide us and accept our work." Maulana Iqbal Umri ne, jo is waqt Rajouri mein hain aur program dekh rahe hain, unhon ne likha hai: "Spiritual world ke peechay bhi aik aurat ka hi hath hai. Agar aurat ho to mission kamyab. Jazak Allah Maulana." Maulana, agla sawal bheja hai Zubair Khan ne Ahmedabad se.
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