10-27-2004, 07:48 AM
Assalamu aleikum,
Thank you brother Dan for bringing our attention to 'why we are here' on this thread and what is the topic to discuss.
One reason why women convert to Islam - womens rights in Islam.
* The Prophet of Islam, SAAWS, put the greatest emphasis in his religious sermons and practical lessons to upgrade the position of women to a respectable partner in life.
* He declared to treat members of one's household with kindness.
* He defined the rights of daughters, wives and mothers and demanded that they should be given affection and love, consideration and respect.
* He stressed again and again the reward in the Hereafter for the one who would bring up daughters, with love and kindness, the greater the number the greater the reward.
* He said that Paradise lay under the feet of one's mother.
* He gave the glad tiding of Paradise to those who would look after their daughters well and would not feel ashamed of them or discriminate against them.
The rights bestowed on womenfolk in Islam.
* Right of Inheritance, The Qur'an 4:7, 4:11
* Right of Consent before Marriage
* Right of Mehr (Dower) 4:4, 4:20
* Right of Freedom of Speech
Wasalam