11-24-2007, 02:21 AM
Women are property in Islam
In Muhammad's time, women's roles were notably inferior to men's. One of the most difficult verses reads: "Righteous women are therefore obedient, guarding the secret for God's guarding. And those you fear may be rebellious admonish; banish them to their couches, and beat them" (Surah 4:34). The Arabic word "beat" or "scourge" does not mean tap lightly; it is the same word used to beat a violent criminal or a camel. Muhammad himself once deliberately struck ‘Aisha "on the chest which caused me pain", according to Sahih Muslim vol.2:2127
In matters of inheritance, women are to receive half of what men receive (Surah 4:11). Men are the "managers" of women (Surah 4:35) and can "come unto [their] tillage as they wish" (sexually) (Surah 2:223); can divorce their wives by stating "I divorce you" three times (2:229-230); and may take more than one wife (4:29).
More that await women in a pure Islamic country of "bliss" (following are in the Noble Koran):
Surah 4:3 - A Muslim man can marry up to 4 women; a Muslim woman can have only one man.
Surah 2:229 - Men can ask for a divorce. Women can't.
Surah 4:11 - A woman can only inherit half of what a man can
Surah 4:34 - Women cannot serve as imams, but they can't even lead a prayer in front of men.
Surah 33:53 - A woman cannot answer the door at home if a husband is not there.
Surah 33:33 - Women should stay in their houses and not travel without permission of husband/fathers.
Surah 4:34 - A husband can beat a wife into submission if the wife refuses sexual relations.
Woman are Deficient in Mind and body in Islam (taken from the Islamic Hadith):
The intellectual and religious deficiencies of women are stated in the following Hadith found in Sahih al-Bukhari which is considered by Muslim scholars to be "The most authentic book after the Book of Allah (ie. the Qur'an)":[13]
"Allah's Apostle once said to a group of women : 'I have not seen any one more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. A cautious, sensible man could be led astray by some of you.' The women asked: 'O Allah's Apostle, what is deficient in our intelligence and religion?' He said: 'Is not the evidence of two women equal to the witness of one man?' They replied in the affirmative. He said: 'This is the deficiency of your intelligence'
... 'Isn't it true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her menses?' The women replied in the affirmative. He said: 'This is the deficiency in your religion.'"[14]
The authenticity of the above Hadith is undisputed. It is reported by the two most reliable collections of Hadith; Bukhari and Muslim. The agreement of Bukhari and Muslim on its authenticity makes it (mutafaqun 'alayhi) 'agreed upon', which is the highest degree of authenticity. The above Hadith has been accepted and used by eminent scholars, such as Ghazali, Ibn al-'Arabi, Razi, Suyouti, Qortobi, Nawawi, and Ibn Kathir, in their writings. The above Hadith does not describe women only in early Islam, but it is a description for all times, so long as 'women can neither pray nor fast during their menses' and so long as 'the evidence of two women is equal to the witness of one man.' This reasoning is not a temporary one, but is rooted in and derived from the Qur'an for all time until the day of resurrection.
The majority of people in hell are women.
Muhammad said, "I was shown the Hell-fire and that the majority of its dwellers are women. " Vol. 1:28, 301; Vol. 2:161; Vol. 7:124
Muhammad also once said; "If there is an evil omen in anything, it is in the house, the woman, and the horse. Reference: Sahih Al-Bukhari, vol. 7, book 62, no. 31.
Islam allows polygamy: A man may marry up to four wives at one time. "Marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four... " Surah 4:3
Women are second class (Qur'an 2:228):
"And it is for the women to act as they (the husbands) act by them, in all fairness; but the men are a step above them."[7]
Women are Toys (for men) in Islam
"Omar [one of the Khalifs] was once talking when his wife interjected, so he said to her: 'You are a toy, if you are needed we will call you."[21]
And 'Amru Bin al-'Aas, also a Khalif, said: "Women are toys, so choose."[22]
This was not just 'Amru Bin al-'Aas and 'Omar's opinions.
Muhammad himself said: "The woman is a toy, whoever takes her let him care for her (or do not lose her)."[23]
In Saudi Arabia women are so second class that they can't even sit in the front seat of a car with their husband; even if they were the only two people in the car. Women can't eat in most public eating places. If they do, it's in a back door room. According to Iranian law, a boy can be executed from the age of 15, and a girl from the age of nine.
Muhammad's trouble with his harem:
Muhammad's sexual appetite is legendary. There seems to be no bounds outside which this man would not go for his own gratification and pleasures. After attacking innocent caravans and innocent villages for a while, the Muslims gained fame, notoriety and wealth in Arabia. This wealth included many male and female slaves which the Muslims freely sold and used sexually. The ruler of Egypt once sent Muhammad a rich present consisting of a variety of expensive articles, including two Coptic Christian slave girls. Muhammad decided to take the more beautiful of the two, Mariyah, for himself, lodging her in a nearby house. His other wives became severely jealous, creating great unhappiness for the girl, and such torment for Muhammad that he promised his wives that he would not see the girl anymore. This circumstance resulted in Muhammad receiving yet another revelation from Allah called the "Surah of Banning" or Prohibition, Surah 66. This revelation conveniently disapproved of Muhammad for banning the girl from his life, it absolved Muhammad of the oath he had taken to stop seeing her. And, it rebuked his wives (two in particular), and even threatened the entire harem with the possibility that Muhammad might divorce them and replace them with "widows and virgin maids". Mariyah later became the bearer of Muhammad's only male child. (Reference: The Quran Unveiled, Pg 28)
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