Chapter 11 The Worlds of Islam

This chapter is all about the "Worlds of Islam" which talks about all aspects of the religion. One part that I found very interesting about this chapter was the section on women in men in early Islam. It’s interesting because the Quran, also known as the holy book, was a little contradictory in what they were saying about males and females.

The Quran says that men and women are all equal. It says that they both have the same rights and privileges as long as they surrendered themselves to Allah. This was true in many ways, but at the same time the Quran also stated that in marriage, men are superior to women. Reading this made me very confused based upon the fact that by just adding the world “marriage” all equality, rights, and privileges were diminished. To me it seems as though when women are married to men, it’s basically the end of their lives. They must follow all their husbands’ orders and wishes, and must not be disobedient. If this were to occur, they would be beaten. A lot was expected of women, to enjoy their sexual life willingly with their partners. Although have more than one husband per female was prohibited, polygamy was accepted for men to have one than one wife. The amount of inequality involved in this religion is amazing considering that before marriage everyone was “equal.”

In my point of view, I think that the injustice for women in this religion is horrible. I would not survive a day in the shoes of these women because I am the type of person who will talk back, who will fight for my rights, and will not be treated badly or disrespected. The religion favors men mostly because they have a lot more freedom to do what they desire. A marriage is a bond between two people who should treat each other equally. Not the male being able to have sex with whomever they please, and the female being faithful women to her husband. Things and society have changed, and the rules behind the Quran in my perspective are wrong and need to be changed. I am very passionate about what I am saying because no religion should discriminate between males and females. This is true for many reasons and should be considered because the lives of a male and female are no different. Females deserve just the same amount of care, freedom, and opportunity as men do. Not only does this happen in the Islamic religion, but it has had a pattern of forming throughout our history around the world.

The fight for justice and equality will always remain there.