Role of a muslim woman.

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   As Salamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh,

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Improvement begins on an individual level with awareness that every female, like every male, is a trustee of God on this earth; and carries a grave responsibility for fulfilling the commands of God. A Muslim woman with this foundation and motivation could go a long way towards achieving development and improvement at individual, social and political levels. 

Muslim women can contribute to social development through family involvement' 

The family is the most potential area in which Muslim women can work as their contribution to social development. The way in which 

� The women as an unmarried daughter relates to her mother, father, brothers, sisters and wider circle of relatives can contribute a great deal to creating an atmosphere of warmth and love in the home: something which Islam, teaches is an essential element in family life. A daughter who is conflict-seeking and unduly militant will not contribute to creating such an atmosphere, whereas one who is patient and conscious of the need to set a good example will be. 

� The woman as a wife should be a truly Muslim wife: carrying out her responsibilities and demanding her rights. She should encourage and inspire her husband to perform his various roles as a Muslim man and should not put barriers in his way if he tries to do this. 

� The women as a mother the most noble function she can perform is to be a good mother: not only in terms of the child's material needs, but also spiritual needs; she should be his/her first school: inculcating Islamic values in the child. 

The Muslim woman should, in the broader social context, regard herself as a sister to all other Muslims, with the duty to enjoin good on them, ask them to refrain from erring and to actually take action to forbid wrong or indecency in her community. 

�And the believers, men and women, are protecting friends one of another; they enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, and they establish worship and they pay the poor-due, and they obey Allah and His messenger. As for these, Allah will have mercy on them. Lo! Allah is Mighty, Wise.� (9-At-Tawba� v.7l) 

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	As Salamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh, I liked this article very much, so thought to share with you all. Improvement begins on an individual level with awareness that every female, like every male, is a trustee of God on this earth; and carries a grave responsibility for fulfilling the commands of God. A Muslim woman with this foundation and motivation could go a long way towards achieving development and improvement at individual, social and political levels. Muslim women can contribute to social development through family involvement' The family is the most potential area in which Muslim women can work as their contribution to social development. The way in which � The women as an unmarried daughter relates to her mother, father, brothers, sisters and wider circle of relatives can contribute a great deal to creating an atmosphere of warmth and love in the home: something which Islam, teaches is an essential element in family life. A daughter who is conflict-seeking and unduly militant will not contribute to creating such an atmosphere, whereas one who is patient and conscious of the need to set a good example will be. � The woman as a wife should be a truly Muslim wife: carrying out her responsibilities and demanding her rights. She should encourage and inspire her husband to perform his various roles as a Muslim man and should not put barriers in his way if he tries to do this. � The women as a mother the most noble function she can perform is to be a good mother: not only in terms of the child's material needs, but also spiritual needs; she should be his/her first school: inculcating Islamic values in the child. The Muslim woman should, in the broader social context, regard herself as a sister to all other Muslims, with the duty to enjoin good on them, ask them to refrain from erring and to actually take action to forbid wrong or indecency in her community. �And the believers, men and women, are protecting friends one of another; they enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, and they establish worship and they pay the poor-due, and they obey Allah and His messenger. As for these, Allah will have mercy on them. Lo! Allah is Mighty, Wise.� (9-At-Tawba� v.7l) Edited by seekshidayath - 05 November 2009 at 9:34pm
	Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: �All the descendants of Adam are sinners, and the best of sinners are those who repent."

seekshidayath Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Female Islam Joined: 26 March 2006 Location: India Status: Offline Points: 3357	Post Options Post Reply Quote seekshidayath Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 November 2009 at 9:32pm
	She should be aware that her life is important and meaningful and that she has a mission to fulfill, a trust, for which she will be held accountable on the Day of Judgment. This accountability cannot be avoided.To fulfill her trusteeship, the Muslim woman (like a Muslim man) should remember the following steps. � The first purify herself, inculcate in herself a firm faith in Allah and believe that His teachings are indeed both true and valid in all aspects of life. In addition, she is required to be consciously submissive to God, which means she should never place her own prejudices, likings and inclinations above the commands of Allah. � The second stage is to view Islam as a complete way of life (deen) and therefore, to obey the commands of Allah in all aspects of her own life: not only in the acts of worship which are incumbent on all Muslims, that is, prayer, charity, fasting, remembrance of Allah etc., but also in dress, manners, behavior and so on. She should also equip herself with the skills, abilities and knowledge necessary to play an active role in society, within the bounds of Islamic law. � Thirdly, the Muslim woman should have a spirited approach to her work; she should show patience and perseverance in persuading other Muslims that it is legitimate for her to be involved in social activities: enjoining right and forbidding wrong is a duty for both males and females in Islam. � Finally, the Muslim woman should participate in the have found that Islam did have the answers to all the dilemmas and challenges posed by the Western challenge instead of importing new ideas, they should have simply applied Islam's teachings. With particular regard to women, Islam does protect their rights and dignity; if Muslim men were not observing these rights, then the logical thing to do would have been to make them apply it, instead of merely importing something different. Many of the above responsibilities have to be shared. On the individual level, the duties and responsibilities of the male are identical with the female. At the family level, the man should treat his mother, wife or daughter in the way that Islam requires: he should accept her as an independent personality, with individual identity and rights. He should recognize that she, as an individual is responsible before Allah for her actions, therefore he should instill in her a self confidence which will allow her to perform her Islamic duties and responsibilities. Some Muslim men behave in such a way that they become an obstacle to the involvement of their wives or daughters in Islamic work. In actual fact they should not only permit such activities by their womenfolk, they should actively encourage them. Islam teaches that the role of a woman is not simply confined to her family duties, her duties extend beyond this: fundamentally Islam requires her to be a good and productive member of society. It follows from this that Muslim men should encourage and help Muslim women to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, administrative and organizational abilities, etc. which will enable them to be socially effective. Source: "Islamic Teaching Course.Vol3" - Dr. Jamal A. Badawi Edited by seekshidayath - 05 November 2009 at 9:35pm
	Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: �All the descendants of Adam are sinners, and the best of sinners are those who repent."