camel dung here and there. This was an announcement that a woman’s waiting period after her husband’s death had passed.

In the same way, there were countless other cruel traditions and customs women were subjected to, particularly poor women. Whilst completely alienated from the rest of society, these women were forced to live the rest of their lives in complete repression and mental anguish. For many years, these poor women cried over their predicament, but there was nobody to help treat their wounds nor wipe their tears, there was not a single person to hear their pleas nor did any of them have any mercy and compassion towards these women.

Women after Islam

Dear Islamic brothers! Allah Almighty gifted our beloved master, the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم with rulings and laws which brought an end to the injustice and oppression that women were subjected to. With the arrival of the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, a unique revolution took place in the world, and the hardships and difficulties that helpless women were subjected to came to an end.

When the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم arrived with the religion of Islam from Allah Almighty, women across the world were no longer going to be treated in the same evil fashion. With the advent of Islam, the women who were subjected to oppression and torment by men were instead granted a very high rank. Such that, in regards to acts of worship, daily affairs, even life and death itself; in every single stage of life, women were granted a position of honour.

Just like men, women were also given rights, and Allah Almighty revealed rulings to preserve these rights. Women were given rights of personal ownership, and they were made exclusive owners of their wedding dowries, their business income and their personal assets.