03-23-2007, 05:02 AM
Bismillah: Assalamo Alikum.
Quote:In Arabian society the female child was look upon as a curse and The people in that society both men and women looked at the birth of a female child as worthless and many had distain during her birth.<b> SEE </b> Suratul Nahl:58-59 Allah calls it an evil decission they make to choose between being looked down upon due to having a girl child or burying her alive in the dirt.
In Roman society women were also considered a worthless comodity for mere sex and enjoyment. She would be bought and sold in the market place. The men had perfect rights over her and complete athority over her to the point that her life and death was in his hands if he felt she should be killed she would be killed even if it was unjust and no athority would intercede.the children would be subjected to this also.
In The Nation of Unud(India) Women were looked at in a most degradated manner If her husband died she would be expected to burn herself alive due the maltreatment which was her lot, The attitude was "Perhaps she would be please to set herself ablaze to free herself from ill treatment from everyone in society including her own family.
Amoungst the Jews Women were cursed due to the jews belief that Our Mother Hawa(Eve) suduced Adam. The Father could sell her. The men believed that her company could not be kept due to her menses. Nor would they sit with her or touch her.
The Christians thinking regarding women was She was a door to Shaytaan so much so she shouldn't even be married, They held that the women was unclean outside of the menses and that her status was that of subservency. They didn't show any concern for her in life or in death. This was an institution regarding women in Christian societies.
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Wael.