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INTRODUCTION The position of women in society has often been the subject of much debate. Islam’s position regarding this has usually been presented to the Western reader with little objectivity. This paper is intended to provide a brief and accurate explanation of the Islamic stance, drawing upon the authentic sources of the Qur’an (God’s final revelation) and Hadeeth (sayings, actions and approvals of Prophet Muhammad, (P). The paper begins with a look at the position of women in pre-Islamic societies. It then focuses on some major questions: what does Islam teach   regarding the position of women in society? How does this stance differ from,or resemble, the position of women in the era in which Islam was revealed? Finally, how does this compare with the rights gained by women in recent decades? II  HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES In order to assess if Islam made any notable contribution to the restoration of woman’s rights, it may be helpful to briefly review how wom...

Death Will Overtake You Even in a Strong Fortress Quran 4: 78 "Wheresoever you may be, death will overtake you even if you are in fortresses built up strong and high!" Quran 4:78 All of us, regardless of race, color, religion or nationality, want to know the answer to this question: "What will happen to me when I die?" The Holy Quran is the actual speech of God Almighty to the Last of the Prophets (Muhammad, peace be upon him). As such it provides us with the real insight of life and death from the very One who did create all of us in the first place. The following commentary concerns a verse in the fourth chapter of the Quran, entitled "The Women", verse number 78. We begin with hadeeth (preserved sayings from the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him) It is reported from A Bara bin Azib who said: "We went out with the Prophet in order to participate in the funeral rites of a man from the Ansar. We arrived at the grave, but the inner ...