Islam for Woman

When I mention Islam, I am not only concerned about its young age, but its way of life, a concept that encompasses every aspect of one s life from beginning to end. Islam, the newest and second largest faith, influences many parts of this earth. Originating in Saudi Arabia, the religion is based on one book, The Holy Quran, the final word of Allah (god). Prophet Muhammed, in Islam, was the last messenger of god. His life is one that Muslims should follow. The Holy Quran, outlines every Muslim s life. This outline, provides guidance from whom to marry to how to mourn a loved one s death. The Holy Quran dictates a religion based on unsurpassed knowledge, fairness, and equality. Equality, as described in The Holy Quran, O mankind! Reverence your Guardian-Lord, Who created you from a single person, and created of like nature his mate, and from them twain scattered (like seeds) countless men and women (4:1). The Holy Quran enforces the idea that all men and women were created equal, regardless of origin, race or wealth. The fact that Islam gives women equal rights, but not identical, shows that it takes her into due consideration, acknowledges her, and recognizes her independent personality. Despite these ideas, many so-called Islamic countries have alienated many of women s god given rights. But this is not the fault of Islamic ideology but rather the misapplication or sometimes the outright denial of the ideology in these societies. Ignorance on behalf of those societies rulers, being the root of alienation, has caused many people to perceive the religion as unequal. Rights that many take for granted in this society. Many people view the religion as a man s religion. As mentioned earlier, Islam outlines every aspect of men and women's lives. A woman s lifestyle is explicitly described in The Holy Quran. Misconceptions about dress, marriage and polygamy have formed about women in Islam.
Modesty, a lifestyle, best explains woman s clothing and covering. The western