Why more women are reverting to Islam

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The Qu'ran convicts women to be stoned to death for the sin of \"zina\".

women AND men.

042.049  SHAKIR: Allah's is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; He creates what He pleases; He grants to whom He pleases daughters and grants to whom He pleases sons.  

It doesn't actually say they are equal. However, the the attititude that a daughter is a loss is more of a culture thing rather than a religious thing, in my opinion.

"The believers who show the most perfect faith are those who have the best character and the best of you are those who are best to their wives" (Tirmidthi).

" A believing man must not hate a believing woman. If he dislikes one of her traits he will be pleased with another" (Muslim).

Are women allowed into prayer with the men ? Are women allowed to pray or touch the \"Holy Book\" while menstruating ?

women and men are seperated from each other during prayers. seperation deosnt mean that one is better than the other. it is just because men are not suppose to lay eyes on women who are not closely related.

concerning mensturation, im not very sure, but i believe it is a state of impurity. women AND men are not allowed to touch the Qoran while impure.

The Qu'ran allows husbands to beat their wives if they step out of line.

"Live with them (your wives) on a footing of kindness and equity. If you dislike them it may be that you dislike something in which Allah has placed a great deal of good" (4:19).

the prophet Mohammed said:

"Those who do so (beat their wives) are not the best among you" (Abu Dawood).

Does it really, how about you quote the verse where a \"virgins silence\" is construed as her permission to be married off ?

"If a wife fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's part, there is no blame on them if they arrange an amicable settlement between themselves; and such settlement is best" (4:128).

what verse are you talking about?

How about the fact that women are still forced to marry their rapists in such muslim majority countries as paktistan, indeed, just recently a leading Turkish official was lambasted for the sentiment that he would force his daughter to marry the rapist if she was ever raped. How about the stigma that Islamic communities attach to women rape victims, that somehow the family honour has been sullied ? How about the fact that for a woman to prove rape is near impossible and that she also risks being convicted of zina ?Again, \"silence\" is construed as \"consent\" when a young virgin is being married off to a distant cousin.

How about a women cannot refuse sex with her husband if he desires it ?

look at my reply to this topic.

http://www.islamsms.com/bb/showthread....=&threadid=1043

Your last statement gives you away as being some kind of religious bigot. Somehow Muslim women are superior to christian women ? Christian women are all sluts and whores or something ?

she probably meant the women given by the Bible and the women given by the Qoran. if you make a comparision, the typical image of women in the Qoran is at a much higher digree than that in any other religion.

http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/humanrelations...l#_Toc335566656

A cultural thing that was in place long before Mohammad and Islam came along.

there are alot of cultural things that have been removed or banned by religions, so it doesnt realy matter whether it was a cultural thing or not.

However, why was only one woman put on the Afghanistan Jirga and only after protests ?

Muslim women are not allowed to drive in Saudie, they are not allowed to paint their nails (unless on their period or something) not allowed to wear make up. etc etc etc.

for both quotes, this topic again

http://www.islamsms.com/bb/showthread....=&threadid=1043