Muslim Family and the Womans Position: Womens Emancipation during the Prophets Lifetime

Part of an 8-volume series, this author's abridged versionof his longer work of the same title illustrates the status of the Muslim womanin Islam which differs from what is assumed in society today.
The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) established complete equality between men andwomen, with both having their respective special functions. This volume draws on the features of the Muslim Woman pertaining to marriage in accordance to theQur’an and Sunnah drawing upon specific examples of incidents as well asdifferent prominent female figures in Islam during the Prophet’s lifetime. Itshows that much of what we imagine to be Islamic rules are no more than socialor cultural tradition. It is short and concise and approaches wronged popularthinking in a good-natured manner all the while correcting much of what hasbeen misinterpreted by culture and tradition. This book is well-sourced andgiven the topic, beneficial for all Muslims to pick up at some point in theirlives. In this volume, the author highlights the rights relevant to marriage. These include the right of all young men and women to early marriage. They are entitled to state help to achieve this. We learn in this volume that the woman has the full right to choose her husband and the right to terminate her marriage. The author lays strong and needed emphasis on the fact that Islam gives men and women equal rights in their marriage and family life. As he discusses divorce and polygamy, he stresses the Islamic manners and controls that apply to both.