"A woman shall have rights similar to the rights against them, according to what is equitable; but men have a degree of advantage over them and Allah is exalted in power" - Al-Qura'an - [02:228]
Towards Understanding this Verse:
The first line enunciates the position on the rights of women as against men. "A woman shall have rights similar to the rights against them," provides the basic principle and is applicable in all spheres of life - political, social, economic, educational, recreational etc... The clause "... but men have a degree of advantage over them (women)" needs careful examination.
It may be construed to mean that, therefore, women should be given constitutional, legal and moral safeguards to ensure 'equity', or that since men enjoy a degree of natural advantage, they are entitled to additional privilegdes and rights.
The choice between interpretations would depend upon whether Islam is advocates social justice with special concern for the weak and oppressed or is supportive of the law of the jungle wherein might is right.
The entire texture of Islam thought is unmistakebly of the former interpretation, to the unqualified of the latter one.
It is true how Islam is much more vast than we have consumed of it. It should be our own undertsanidn and our own benevolence of thought that must penetrate through the true meanign of the Quran and the path leade by Allah [Subhana Ta'ala] the most merciful, the most beneficient indeed.
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