Women in Islam

Title: Women in Islam
Author: AllAmah Sayyid Muhammad Hussain TabAtabA¡¯i
Project supervisor: Translation Unit, Cultural Affairs Department, The Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly (ABWA)
Translated by: Abuzar Ahmadi
Edited by: Ashraf Carl Eastman Ahmadi
Proofread by: Mehdi Baghi
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Preface — 11
SECTION ONE: WOMAN
Woman — 15
Women in Primitive Nations — 16
Women in Advanced pre-Islamic Nations — 18
Women among ancient Chaldeans,… — 20
Women among the Arabs — 24
The Revolution of Islam regarding Women — 28
Whether the tribe of Al-i Husn are (men) or women — 29
Woman’s Identity — 29
The Social Status of Women in Islam — 34
Common Precepts among Women and Men and … — 37
The Freedom of Women in Western Civilization — 45
On the Role of Sexual Intercourse — 46
SECTION TWO: MARRIAGE
Marriage — 53
1. Marriage is one of the Goals of Nature — 53
2. Supremacy of Men over Women — 58
3. Polygyny (The Practice of having more… — 60
SECTION TREE: THE WIVES OF THE PROPHET (s)
The Wives of the Prophet (s) — 83
An Analysis of the Wives of the Prophet of Allah — 83
The Reasons for the Prophet’s (s) Marriages — 85
The Wives of the Prophet (s) — 88
SECTION FOUR: INHERITANCE, ITS …
Inheritance, its Differences and Philosophy — 93
An Investigation in Inheritance — 96
1. The History of Inheritance — 96
2. The Gradual Evolution of Inheritance — 97
3. Inheritance among Civilized Nations — 98
4. What did Islam do? — 103
5. Women and Orphans in Islam — 107
6. The Laws of Inheritance in the New Age — 111
7. Comparison of Traditions of Inheritance — 113
SECTION FIVE: THE SOCIAL STATUS OF WOMEN
The Social Status of Women — 117
Woman, a Humanlike Animal! — 117
Woman, Liberated in Chains! — 120
Women and Islam — 122
The General Foundations of Islamic Laws — 125
The Status of Women in Islam — 128
Comparison and Contrast of the Rights of … — 131
Rule of Reason or Sentiments? — 136
SECTION SIX: SHORT TERM MARRIAGE
Short Term Marriage — 141
SECTION SEVEN: FORTY QUESTIONS AND…
Forty Questions and Answers — 163
The Inheritance of Women and Men — 164
Men and the Right of Divorce — 165
Women and Economy — 165
Multiplicity of Wives — 165
Islam, the Perfect Religion — 167
The Inherence of Islam — 169
Noble Zainab (‘a) and Succession — 169
Family in Islam — 171
Divorce in Islam — 173
Women and Selection of their Spouse — 173
Men’s Custody of Children — 173
Training of Children — 173
Immutability of Islamic Laws — 174
Advanced Religion — 177
Ugliness of Iniquity and Depravity — 178
An Unmerited Statement — 178
The Age of Marriage — 178
Mut‘ah (Short-term Marriage) — 179
The Degeneration of Muslims — 181
Equality of All before the Law — 184
The Philosophy behind the Banning of Pig Meat — 185
The Philosophy behind the Banning of Intoxicants — 185
Legitimate and Illegitimate Relations — 186
Immutability of Islamic Precepts — 187
Acceptance of Islamic Precepts — 187
A Saying of noble Ali (‘a) — 188
Islam, the Religion of Tawhid (i.e. Monotheism) — 189
Islam and the Crescent — 190
Travel to the Moon — 190
Arabic and Islam — 190
Jewry — 191
Exegetic Analysis of Several Quranic Verses… — 194