Originally posted by sycoindian
hef.. i thought ud agree with green...
if not, im interested to know your response to what green's said..
hey sycoindian, I don't know all the answers...too much pressure to be expected to know something about the Quran....It's very difficult to understand, but if you want a two cents view on the status of woman, so here's my very womanly answer.
First, god equated between man and woman in the Quran. God didn't at all make a distinction between them to show that one is better than the other in his view, yet god seems to have shown that they have different degrees and proportions to their internal makeup or soul...if I may be blunt and presumptive in my vocublry....
First, it should be understood that god never ever has given a man a pass to be blunt or forcefull with a woman, even if the woman is as strong minded with Atheistic viewes as I do. God warns you not to try to straighten a woman, we like being crooked and god loves me crooked, or he'll kick your butt no stop...nanananananananana See relevant Quranic verse below
The Divorce
[65.6] Lodge them where you lodge according to your means, and do not injure them in order that you may straiten them;
Now don't go giving me another out of context Sura to belittle me and to try to trick god or he will trick you back...using your own trick.....again the degrees are mentioned...ooh scary stuff...I'm still dealing with Raithere on my emotional trauma with the degrees and proportion of the conscious.
The Pen
[68.44] So leave Me and him who rejects this announcement; We will overtake them by degrees, from whence they perceive not:
Second : Do you feel bad sycoindian that Woman are given the pain of bearing life, suckling the young...not much strength..those stinkin monthly cycles, roller coaster emotions.....Don't feel bad my dear...it's all part of the plan in which god knows that they are different than men in internal makeup and proportion....God excused woman from many responsibilites...even praying....when emotional and having her monthly time.....So next time your wife mother or acting weird, start being nice to them. Woman are given a special waiver...men don't have any waivers..exemptions, out of jail card, ect......thank god all mighty I'm a woman...
Now don't run away yet, Because of that, men get a degree of responsibility toward god than woman...Would you say that by god giving man one degree of responsiblity over woman that god is not treating the woman right....I say...contrary, I can use less responsibilities toward god anytime of the day, for the responsibilities are often breaking my own back. See the relevant Quranic verse.
The Cow
[2.228] And the divorced women should keep themselves in waiting for three courses; and it is not lawful for them that they should conceal what Allah has created in their wombs, if they believe in Allah and the last day; and their husbands have a better right to take them back in the meanwhile if they wish for reconciliation; and they have rights similar to those against them in a just manner, and the men are a degree above them, and Allah is Mighty, Wise.
So I have rights similar to yours against me, and you have one degree of responsbility over me.....
Thank god all mighty for being a woman...
See you later