Women’s rights in the Qur'an, sunnah and heritage of Islam

Abstract EN

Rights are means to spiritual, moral and intellectual wellbeing (insan se-jahtera) of individuals be it men or women.

depriving one from the rights will lead to otherwise.

women are deprived from certain rights both by religious and non-religious members of a society.

family which was supposed to be the catalyst to secure and en-courage the rights for women, became the biggest obstacle in fortifying the rights for the women.

this deprivation is often seen as a religiously sound action.

to clarify this misconception, this paper briefly presents a number of rights for women which has its roots in Quran, sunnah and Islamic heritage.

using literature study and content analy-sis, relevant verses of the qur‖an, hadith, and practices from the Islamic heritage is sur-veyed and analysed.

the analysis show that Islam has always paid attention to educa-tion rights, special spousal rights, right to motherhood, right to possess own property, right to participate in economy and right to hold position in public office.