Women in Islam

Title: Women in Islam
Author: AllAmah Sayyid Muhammad Hussain TabAtabA¡¯i
Project supervisor: Translation Unit, Cultural Affairs Department, The Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly (ABWA)
Translated by: Abuzar Ahmadi
Edited by: Ashraf Carl Eastman Ahmadi
Proofread by: Mehdi Baghi
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Preface - 11
SECTION ONE: WOMAN
Woman - 15
Women in Primitive Nations - 16
Women in Advanced pre-Islamic Nations - 18
Women among ancient Chaldeans,… - 20
Women among the Arabs - 24
The Revolution of Islam regarding Women - 28
Whether the tribe of Al-i Husn are (men) or women - 29
Woman’s Identity - 29
The Social Status of Women in Islam - 34
Common Precepts among Women and Men and … - 37
The Freedom of Women in Western Civilization - 45
On the Role of Sexual Intercourse - 46
SECTION TWO: MARRIAGE
Marriage - 53
1. Marriage is one of the Goals of Nature - 53
2. Supremacy of Men over Women - 58
3. Polygyny (The Practice of having more… - 60
SECTION TREE: THE WIVES OF THE PROPHET (s)
The Wives of the Prophet (s) - 83
An Analysis of the Wives of the Prophet of Allah - 83
The Reasons for the Prophet’s (s) Marriages - 85
The Wives of the Prophet (s) - 88
SECTION FOUR: INHERITANCE, ITS …
Inheritance, its Differences and Philosophy - 93
An Investigation in Inheritance - 96
1. The History of Inheritance - 96
2. The Gradual Evolution of Inheritance - 97
3. Inheritance among Civilized Nations - 98
4. What did Islam do? - 103
5. Women and Orphans in Islam - 107
6. The Laws of Inheritance in the New Age - 111
7. Comparison of Traditions of Inheritance - 113
SECTION FIVE: THE SOCIAL STATUS OF WOMEN
The Social Status of Women - 117
Woman, a Humanlike Animal! - 117
Woman, Liberated in Chains! - 120
Women and Islam - 122
The General Foundations of Islamic Laws - 125
The Status of Women in Islam - 128
Comparison and Contrast of the Rights of … - 131
Rule of Reason or Sentiments? - 136
SECTION SIX: SHORT TERM MARRIAGE
Short Term Marriage - 141
SECTION SEVEN: FORTY QUESTIONS AND…
Forty Questions and Answers - 163
The Inheritance of Women and Men - 164
Men and the Right of Divorce - 165
Women and Economy - 165
Multiplicity of Wives - 165
Islam, the Perfect Religion - 167
The Inherence of Islam - 169
Noble Zainab (‘a) and Succession - 169
Family in Islam - 171
Divorce in Islam - 173
Women and Selection of their Spouse - 173
Men’s Custody of Children - 173
Training of Children - 173
Immutability of Islamic Laws - 174
Advanced Religion - 177
Ugliness of Iniquity and Depravity - 178
An Unmerited Statement - 178
The Age of Marriage - 178
Mut‘ah (Short-term Marriage) - 179
The Degeneration of Muslims - 181
Equality of All before the Law - 184
The Philosophy behind the Banning of Pig Meat - 185
The Philosophy behind the Banning of Intoxicants - 185
Legitimate and Illegitimate Relations - 186
Immutability of Islamic Precepts - 187
Acceptance of Islamic Precepts - 187
A Saying of noble Ali (‘a) - 188
Islam, the Religion of Tawhid (i.e. Monotheism) - 189
Islam and the Crescent - 190
Travel to the Moon - 190
Arabic and Islam - 190
Jewry - 191
Exegetic Analysis of Several Quranic Verses… - 194