AN ANALYSIS OF THE WOMEN’S RIGHT IN ISLAM  FROM THE QUR’ANIC VERSES AND AHADITH

Abubakar Ibrahim Usman

Abubakar Ibrahim Usman Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Arts, Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Nigeria

Keywords: Glorious Qur’an, Hadith, Women’s Rights, Gender Equality, Women’s Freedom, Islam,

Abstract

Allah (SWT) has created both men and women without subordination of one another. Islam has ensured gender equality and women’s rights in every sphere of their life. Islam has guaranteed rights of men and women in an equal degree and there is no discrimination between men and women. But due to the prevailing socio-cultural norms and practices in Bangladesh sometimes the guarantee of Islam do not get translated into tangible actions. Islam is the religion which liberated Muslim women by ensuring equal rights to them in comparison to their male fellow.. The prime object of this study is to pick out how rights of women are ensured in Islam. This study concludes with an allusion that women are not subordinate of men and indicate an avenue to identify properly women in the light of Islam. This research is actually qualitative in nature where only secondary data has been used. Analytical method was also used in this research. Data has been collected from various books, journals, Glorious Qur’an and Sunnah (tradition) of the Prophet (peace be upon him). This research finds that Islam does not deprive the women rather ensuring proper rights, dignity and status this research includes only those rights of the women as guaranteed by Islam and it does not include constitutional rights or other rights ensured by the existing laws of the country.