Hello All,
Islam is the ultimate freedom for women. Islam is the only religion that preserved and fought for the dignity of women. And by I slam I mean the religion of all prophets from Adam to Mohammad and the return of Jesus, peace and blessings of God be upon them all.
“He (The Lord) has legislated for you (All mankind) of religion which He commended upon Noah and that which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and that which We commended upon Abraham and Moses and Jesus, saying: Establish the religion and do not be divided in it. Greatly hard for those who associate others with God is that which you call them to. Allah chooses for Himself whom He wills and guides to Himself whoever turns to Him (in repentance and in obedience)."
[Quran:The Consultation 42:13]
To explain this I will invade my personal life to make it closer to your minds:
Why More than one wife:
After 2 years of my mother being sick and bed bound my father , encouraged by my mother, got married again. His new wife was and still is like a sister to all of us, helping us in the house, taking care of my mother when there is an opportunity for her, giving us advice. She was the one who gave me genuine advice before I got married, since my mother’s speech and comprehension were affected as well. I am happy that my father has a second wife who we are all proud of and not a prostitute.
Why I would like my husband to get married with another lady?
For so many reasons but primarily because I have a disabled son, and I don’t have the patience nor the tolerance to raise other kids, and I want more brothers and sisters for my son so that after I am and his father are gone, he will find support from real family. Western Research Finding: the one who take cares of you when you get old, is not your friend, not your neighbor, not your cousin, it’s your brother.
Other benefits:
•I will have more time to take care of myself since the cooking and other chores will decrease.
•If ,God forbid, I got sick seriously, she can fill the gap while my husband has his work to be occupied with.
•If, God forbid, I died, she will be the best one to take care of my kids because she already knows them. My real sisters from birth are really great but at the end of the day every one of them has her own family to take care of.
Why I would not suggest having another wife for my husband? Simply because we can’t afford it right now. And it is illegal in a western country to do that while they allow and encourage their daughters and sisters to advertise for prostitution in the news papers.
Men have more inheritance:
Well , if God forbid, my husband died, it will be the responsibility of the relative men of the family to take care of me and my children financially not the women even if I chose to work.
Head covers and loose clothes:
It is the ultimate freedom. Showing our bodies for strange men to enjoy or critic is the oppression. Islam gives us the highest respect.
Work:
I have been working for more than 15 years and the day I stopped is the day where I found freedom, no need to explain, you should know what I mean. Well nowadays I find some men who can’t wait to retire or quit their jobs to enjoy life and do what they really love to do.
These are just very few things about women and Islam. Please I am not used to hearing offensive language and for my dear Christian readers I remind you of a verse in your Holy Bible.
Mathew 5:22 " But I say to you that whosoever is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment. And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council. And whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire."[The Holy Bible, Mathew 5: 22]
Thank you