Essay On Role Of Women In Muslim Society

The role of women in Muslim society has changed fundamentally in the centuries since Islam began in Arabia in the early 7th century. Every society and religion has their own set of rules to follow. According to Quran and Islamic society, men and women are treated equally in religious and legal aspects, but men still remained in a dominant position over women. However, nowadays or to be more precise in the last hundred years, most Islamic societies came under the control of the European powers and thus led the role of women to change drastically. For instance Muslim women can now vote, work in any position they desire, attend schools and obtain higher education, seek roles in national leadership and become a member of parliament, and dress

Prophet Muhammad said “When the husband calls his wife for some work, she should immediately attend his call even if she may be sitting by the side of her hearth” This meant that women’s top priority should always be their husbands. Moreover a hadith says “If a husband says to his wife to transform a yellow mountain into a black one or turn a black mountain into a white one, she should obey his orders”. This means that woman should try to perform the best they could of the hard job assigned by her husband. Another duty for women is to confront their husbands. When their husbands are facing problems, wives should always listen and sympathize with him. Like any other society, Muslim women should cook for their husbands clean the house and take care of their children and do the entire domestic work.
Muslim women during Prophet Muhammad’s time dressed in a modest and decent way. Women covered their breasts and genitals but did not cover their hair and face. Hijab (veil that covers the hair and the neck) was originally meant only for Muhammad’s wives. Later around 627C.E hijab started to become common and began to be more like a