Week 12

 

I have had several conversations with a certain person that irks me from time to time. He does not fail to make a female feel like she is less than. We definitely do not see eye to eye when it comes to culture, language, or a woman’s worth. This person constantly makes jokes that only he laughs at, which obviously makes them sound like insults to others. I believe that his actions and the way he looks down upon people a certain way says a lot about his culture rather than the religion of Islam, as different Arabic cultures do not in any way define Islam.  

 Islam holds women in highest regard in every phase of her life. Islam states, “when she is a daughter, she opens a door of heaven for her father. When she is a wife, she completes half of the religion of her husband.  When she is a mother, heaven lies under her feet.” Men are required to treat women with honor and respect in all circumstances. The Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him said, “None but a noble man treats women in an honorable manner, and none but an ignorant man treats women disgracefully.”  

I hope one day this man stumbles upon this blog. This one is for you.