Women In Chinese Society

Women in Chinese society occupied a low and degraded status. They were
customarily assigned the most despised and least important jobs and
positions. The male child was looked upon as a "gift" from the gods,
and treated accordingly. As for the female child, she had to endure
multiple hardships, like the binding of her feet in order tocripple
her from running and other customs. A Chinese proverbsays:
"Listen to your wife, but never believe what she says."
The status of women in the Chinese society was not much better than
that of the pagan pre-Islamic Arab and the Indian societies.
Women in Greek Society
Among the Greeks, women were degraded to the extent that men claimed
that women were nothing but the epitome of evil. There was no system
to protect women in that society. They weredeprived of the rights to
education; bought and sold like any other commodity; deprived of the
right of inheritance; and considered as minors with no rights to make
any transactions regard to possessions and wealth. Women were
subjected to the will of men throughout their lives. Divorce was an
absolute right of men. The common situation of women in the society
led some Greek thinkers to say:
"Woman's name must be locked up in the house, as it is the case with her body."
Gustave Le Bon , the French thinker, stated about the status of women
in the Greek society in his book "Arab Civilization" :
"Greeks, in general, considered women to be the lowest creatures of
the low. They were useful for nothing other than reproduction and
taking care of the household affairs. If a womangave birth to an
'ugly, retarded orhandicapped' child, the man could take the liberty
to kill the (unwanted or undesirable) child".
Demosthenes , the well-known Greek orator and thinker said:
"We Greek men enjoy the company of prostitutes for sexualpleasure;
'girl-friends' and 'sweet-hearts', to care of our daily needs, and we
marry to get 'legitimate' children".
From this licentious double standard, and depraved morality, we can
see what fortune women had in such a society based on the statement
issued by one of their top rank, well-known thinkers.
Woman in Roman Society
A woman in Roman society was also looked upon as an inferior being
that could not run her ownaffairs. All authority was in the hands of
men who totally dominated all private and public affairs. Men even had
the authority to sentence their wives to death in certain cases when
accused of specific crimes. The authority of man over woman in the
Roman society included the right to sell her, punish her with tortuous
punishments, send her into exile or kill her. The woman in Roman
society had to listen to and obey all commands given by the man. And
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Women In Indian Society

In Indian society women were treated generally as maids or slaves as
if they had no will or desire of their own. They had to follow their
husbands in all matters. Women were given as payment for loss to a
gambling opponent. To show devotion, they were forced to burn
themselves alive by jumping ontothe funeral pyre of their husbands
after their death. This practice, called "sutti" continued until the
end of the 17th century when this custom was outlawed in spite of the
dismay it caused the Hindu religious leaders. Although outlawed
formally, "sutti" was widely practiced until the end of 19th century
and still continues in some of the remote areas of India.
In certain regions of India, women are offered to the priests as
concubines, or as prostitutes to be exploited. In others, they were
sacrificed to the Hindu godsto please them or seek rain. Some Hindu
laws even declare that: "The predestined patience, the blowing wind or
tornadoes, death, hellfire, poison, snakes and fire are no less evil
than women". It is also stated in Hindu religious books, that"When
Manna [the Hindu god of creation] created women he imposed onto them
the love of bed, seats, decoration [make-up],filthy lust (of all types
and kinds), anger, rebellion against honor and dignity and evil
attitudes, behavior and conduct".
In the teachings of Manna Herma Sistra concerning women, one can read:
"A woman may live without a choice regardless of whether she is a
little girl, a young lady or a mature woman. A young girl is under the
command and choice of her father. A married woman is under the command
and choice of her husband. A widow is under the command and choice of
her male children, and she may never become independent (after the
death of her husband). A widow may never remarry after the death of
her husband, but rather, she must neglect all that she likes in terms
of food, clothes, and makeup until she dies. A woman may not own or
possess anything, as whatever she may gain or acquire shall go
straight and immediately to the ownership of her husband".
Refer to 'Hindu Inter-caste Marriage in India", Chapter 3 [Forms of
Marriage] part 2 [Polyandry], by Haripada Chakraborti.
In some rare cases, a woman hadseveral husbands at the same time. (1)
No doubt this made her as a prostitute in society.
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Women in the Pre-Islamic Societies and Civilizations

Women suffered great injustices in the pagan Arab society and were
exposed to diverse kinds of humiliation prior to the mission of the
Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon Him). They were treated like
material property to be disposed of at the whim of the male guardian.
They were not entitled to inherit from their parents or husbands.
Arabs believed inheritance should only be granted to those who had
martial abilities, like being able to ride a horse, fight, gain war
booties and help protect the tribe and clan territory.
Since women in the pagan Arab society did not generally have these
qualities, they were themselves inherited like any moveable commodity
after the death of an indebted husband. If the deceased husband had
adult sons from other marriages, the oldest son amongst them had the
right to add her to his household, just as a son inherits other
chattels of his deceased father. She was unable to leave the house of
her stepson unless she paid a ransom. As a general practice, men had
the freedom toacquire as many wives as they desired with no set
limits. There was no system of law and justice that would forbid a man
from committing any injustice towardshis wives. Women had no right
tochoose, or even consent to being chosen as a partner for
marriage;they were simply given away. Women were forbidden to remarry
if a husband divorced them.
In the pre-Islamic era of Arabia, fathers commonly became extremely
angry and disgraced with the birth of a female child into their
family. Some considered it an evil omen. Allah, the Exalted, describes
the father'sreception of the news about the birth of a daughter:
(When the news of (the birth of) a female is brought to any of them,
his face becomes dark, andhe is filled with inward grief! He hides
himself from the people because of the evil (and shame) of that which
he has been informed. Shall he keep her with dishonor, or bury her in
the dirt? Certainly, evil is their decision...)
[16:59]
Women were not even able to practice some of the most natural of
rights. For instance eating certain types of foods was allowed only
for males. Allah, the Exalted, records this in the Glorious Qur'an:
(And they say: What is in the bellies of such cattle (whether milk or
fetus) is for the male alone, and forbidden from our females, however,
if it was born dead, then all have shares therein...)
[6:139]
The hatred of female babies prompted Arabs to bury them alive. Allah,
the Exalted, states in the Glorious Qur'an with reference to the Day
of Requital:
(And when the female buried alive shall be questioned: for what sin
was she killed?)
[81:8-9]
Some fathers used to bury their female children alive if the child was
leprous, lame or with birth defect. Allah (The Almighty) states in the
Glorious Qur'an:
(And kill not your children for fearof poverty. We provide for them
and you. Surely, the killing of them is a great sin.)
[17:31]
The one honor afforded to women during the pre-Islamic era was the
protection of her person, family and tribe, and the revenge against
any who humiliated or dishonored her, but even this was more for male
pride, dignity and tribal honor than a concern for the female gender.
This situation of women in the Arab society led Umar ibn al-Khattab,
the second Caliph of the Muslims (may Allah exalt theirmention) to
say, as reported by Muslim:
"By Allah, we didn't use to think that women had anything until Allah
revealed about them what He revealed in the Qur'an, and distributed to
them what He distributed..."
[Bukhari #4629 & Muslim #31]

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Fathwa, - • Marriage and Engagement • Women Dancing At Weddings

Question:
What is the ruling of women dancing amongst themselves during a
wedding or other than that? May Allaah reward you.
Answer:
There is no harm in the dancing of women on the ocassion of
marriageand the beating of the duff (a simple drum) along with some
singingof virtuous songs (not containing sinful speech) - because this
is from the announcement of the marriage that has been commanded by
thesharee'ah - However with the condition that this is done in the
company of women only, with voices that are not raised so that they
pass outside of the venue, and with the condition that there is
complete seclusion and screening. Also that the awrah (the areas of
the body that should be concealed) are not revealed whilst dancing,
such as her legs, or her arms or her upper arms -and that which is
shown from these is in accordance with the customs/habits of the
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