“Women's Rights in Islam” is a very controversial topic going on nowadays. The world is colorful with different cultures and religions. Most people have different thoughts for people of another religion just by looking at them. Veil is an obsession for some people, while being bald is freedom from some people's point of view. There are many misconceptions about women's rights in Islam among non-Muslims. If women cover their bodies or if they prefer to stay at home, people think that they have no freedom in this religion and women are obsessed with it. But this is not reality. A person cannot point out anything wrong and blame other people's religion just because of his own confusion. He needs to study thoroughly and then work out opposing points of view. Therefore, the misconception about women's rights in Islam should be removed because women have equal rights, veil is for their protection and they have freedom of speech and expression. First of all, women have equal rights in the Islamic world. Islam strongly encourages giving women equal rights. This includes all types of rights: spiritual, economic, social, educational, legal and political rights. According to the Islamic concept, men and women are created equal. They have God-given spirits. Neither man has superiority over woman nor woman. The tasks assigned to both are the same. The same five prayers per day are obligatory for women as for men. Everyone will receive the reward for their deeds on the Day of Judgment. If Muslim women are supposed to fulfill their duties, then why are their rights not equal in the eyes of the Western world? According to Zakir Naik: “In terms of moral, spiritual duties, acts of worship, the requirements of men and women are the same, except in some cases where women make certain concessions due to their feminine nature or their health.” (Naik). In Islam there is no concept that women cannot work. The only concept in Islam is that women and men should work separately, which leads to the misconception that women are forced to stay at home and that their only place is home. However, Islam encourages women to choose professions such as teaching, nursing and medicine. This can also help other Muslim women because they will not have any hesitation in the fact that a man is diagnosing them. An adult woman can own and has the right to dispose of it even without consulting anyone, regardless of whether she is married or not.
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