{"id":54747,"date":"2024-06-25T11:40:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T09:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/lets-prevent-harm-in-islam-subjugation-and-denigration-of-women\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T07:56:46","slug":"avoid-harm-in-islam-subjugation-and-denigration-of-women","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/avoid-harm-in-islam-subjugation-and-denigration-of-women\/","title":{"rendered":"AVOID HARM IN ISLAM! SUBJUGATION AND DENIGRATION OF WOMEN"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"54747\" class=\"elementor elementor-54747 elementor-39944\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a385ca1 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"a385ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84635d6\" data-id=\"84635d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4caf2ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4caf2ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AVOID HARM IN ISLAM! SUBJUGATION AND DENIGRATION OF WOMEN<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4fa5af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4fa5af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f649b27\" data-id=\"f649b27\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-977b490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"977b490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=82qVRr3vZ1U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-42350\" src=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2024-07-12-a-las-11.38.07-300x154.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2024-07-12-a-las-11.38.07-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2024-07-12-a-las-11.38.07-600x308.png 600w, https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2024-07-12-a-las-11.38.07-1024x525.png 1024w, https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2024-07-12-a-las-11.38.07-768x394.png 768w, https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2024-07-12-a-las-11.38.07-1536x787.png 1536w, https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2024-07-12-a-las-11.38.07.png 1596w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=82qVRr3vZ1U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Watch video<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on analyses by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and other international human rights organizations, most countries with laws or implementations that most violate women&#8217;s rights are Muslim-majority:<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Afghanistan<\/p><p>2. Saudi Arabia<\/p><p>3. Iran<\/p><p>4. Sudan<\/p><p>5. Pakistan<\/p><p>6. India<\/p><p>7. Somalia<\/p><p>8. Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/p><p>9. Nigeria<\/p><p>10. Yemen<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These legal and social norms, so unfair to women, have caused them much harm over the centuries. The main reason is that a series of verses from the Quran and the Hadiths state that women are worth half as much as men, are mentally deficient, and lack virtue. They also claim that women are inferior and must therefore be submissive to their husbands, constitute the majority in hell, and other degradations.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of those texts are presented below, though not all:<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong>WOMEN ARE WORTH HALF AS MUCH AS MEN<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quran 2:282:<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Call upon two of your men to witness. <strong>If two men cannot be found, then one man and two women of your choice<\/strong> will witness\u2014so if one of the women forgets the other may remind her&#8221;.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This verse refers to testimony in financial matters, where the testimony of two women is required to equal that of one man.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quran 4:11:<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Allah commands you regarding your children: <strong>the share of the male will be twice that of the female<\/strong>. If you leave only two or more females, their share is two-thirds of the estate. But if there is only one female, her share will be one-half&#8221;.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This passage addresses the distribution of inheritance, establishing that a man receives twice as much as a woman.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong>WOMEN ARE INFERIOR AND THEREFORE MEN HAVE AUTHORITY OVER THEM<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quran 4:34<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Men are the caretakers of women, as men have been provisioned by Allah over women and tasked with supporting them financially&#8221;.<br \/>This verse states that men have authority over women because <strong>Allah made men superior<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quran 2:228:<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<strong>Men have a degree of responsibility above women<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong>WOMEN ARE SEXUAL OBJECTS FOR THEIR HUSBANDS<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is what the Hadiths say, which are biographies recounting what Muhammad did and said, being considered the second pillar of traditional Islam:<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/quranx.com\/Hadith\/Tirmidhi\/DarusSalam\/Volume-2\/Book-10\/Hadith-1160\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/quranx.com\/Hadith\/Tirmidhi\/DarusSalam\/Volume-2\/Book-10\/Hadith-1160\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1719387316734000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2_IVU10scOQtWXe0_Y5Zyd\">Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2:10:1160<\/a><\/span>: &#8220;<strong>When a man calls his wife to fulfill his need, then let her come, even if she is at the oven&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ihya&#8217; &#8216;Uloum ed-Din by al-Ghazali: &#8220;<strong>The good wife is the one who sexually satisfies her husband<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Al-Musanaf Vol. 1 Part 2, p. 263: Omar (one of the first caliphs) was interrupted by his wife while he was speaking. To which he said: &#8220;<strong>You are a toy.<\/strong> If we need you, we will call you.&#8221;<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong>WOMEN ARE MENTALLY DEFICIENT<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sahih Bukhari 3:48:826:<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prophet said, \u201cIsn\u2019t the witness of a woman equal to half of that of a man?\u201d The women said, \u201cYes.\u201d He said, \u201c<strong>This is because of the deficiency of a woman\u2019s mind.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sahih Bukhari 1:6:301:<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<strong>I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you (women)<\/strong>. A cautious sensible man could be led astray by some of you.\u201d The women asked, \u201cO Allah\u2019s Apostle! What is deficient in our intelligence and religion?\u201d He said, \u201cIs not the evidence of two women equal to the witness of one man?\u201d They replied in the affirmative. He said, \u201cThis is the deficiency in her intelligence. Isn\u2019t it true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her menses?\u201d The women replied in the affirmative. He said, \u201cThis is the deficiency in her religion\u201d.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sahih Bukhari 2:24:541 is also similar.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong>WOMEN LACK VIRTUE<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">al-Ghazali, Ihy&#8217;a &#8216;Uloum ed-Din, Dar al-Kotob al-&#8216;Elmeyah, Beirut, Vol II, Kitab Adab al-Nikah, p. 51 states that women are deceitful and wicked. He compares a virtuous woman to a red crow among a hundred, implying her rarity.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong>THE MAJORITY OF THE INHABITANTS OF HELL ARE WOMEN<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sahih Bukhari 1:6:301: the Prophet observed that the majority of the inhabitants of hell were women, due to their ingratitude and deficiencies in intelligence and religion.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Likewise in Sahih Bukhari 1:2:28, Sahih Muslim 36:6600, Sahih Muslim 36:6601, Sahih Muslim 36:6596, Sahih Muslim 36:6597, Sahih Muslim 36:6598, Sahih Muslim 36:6599.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong>WOMEN COME IN THE FORM OF A DEMON<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sahih Muslim 8:3240 relates that Muhammad compared women to demons and suggested that men should go to their wives to resist the temptation that women represent.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong>WOMEN ARE A BAD OMEN<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sahih Bukhari 4:52:110 and Sahih Bukhari 4:52:111 recount that the Prophet said that bad luck is in three things, including women.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong>LET&#8217;S REFORM SEXISM IN ISLAM NOW!<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, there are more and more progressive Islamic scholars and modernist Muslims, such as the Islamic feminist movement, who oppose all of the above, defending the dignity, autonomy and emancipation of women from men.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are based on Islamic principles of justice and dignity. They contextualize and reinterpret the Quran in a way that aligns with modern principles of gender equality and human rights. They highlight the verses of that book that promote justice, compassion, respect and equality.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/fight-for-womens-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Read LIVE WITHOUT HARMING! Defend women&#8217;s rights <\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/avoid-harm-in-islam-femicide-and-gender-based-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">AVOID HARM IN ISLAM! Femicide and gender-based violence<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/avoid-harm-in-islam-deprivation-of-liberty-and-inequality-of-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">AVOID HARM IN ISLAM! Deprivation of freedom and inequality for women<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/avoid-harm-in-islam-forced-child-marriage-rape-of-girls-clitoral-mutilation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">AVOID HARM IN ISLAM! Child marriage, rape of girls and female genital mutilation<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They also question the validity of the Hadiths, as they were written several centuries after Muhammad&#8217;s death based on oral traditions.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately, they believe that Islam grants women rights and equal status. And they seek to build inclusive societies where women can participate fully and develop in all areas of life, free from all types of discrimination.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s help them spread their civilized version of Islam. How can we do this?<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. By signing to ask all Muslim religious leaders to <strong>interpret the Quran in a benign way<\/strong>. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/reform-the-harmful-side-of-islam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign\u2026<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. By signing to ask all governments to guarantee the <strong>protection and full equality of rights for women<\/strong>. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/firma-para-pedir-que-todos-los-gobiernos-garanticen-la-plena-igualdad-de-las-mujeres?recruiter=1340489583&amp;recruited_by_id=708196f0-230e-11ef-8799-43c26bc43af8&amp;utm_source=share_petition&amp;utm_campaign=petition_dashboard&amp;utm_medium=copylink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Sign\u2026 <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><p>3. By signing these <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/religiones-no-daninas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\">other campaigns on harm in Islam\u2026<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><p>4. 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<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><b>Live Without Harming initiative<\/b><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #e5ac1b;\"><a style=\"color: #e5ac1b; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705739656386000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0r_zOrwTRU9jKMsNGkX-Vn\">www.institutodelbienestar.com<\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">LET&#8217;S NOT HARM ANYONE, except in legitimate self-defense against an aggressor.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Read:<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #e5ac1b;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #e5ac1b; text-decoration: 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