Women's social rights in Islam

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Introduction Islam is not just a religion to be read in a book; rather, it sanctifies a whole way of life as it enters into people's clothing, food and drink.

In the pre-Islamic society, nearly all women were bought and sold or inherited.

Women were treated like commodities.

However, after the mission of the Prophet Mohammed, a new dawn began for women in which they were no longer treated like commodities but were respected as human beings.

Islamic law granted women rights in all aspects of life as it gave them the right to choose a spouse, along with the right to separate.

Last but not least, Islamic law values women as mothers, wives and daughters.

This paper examines the role of Islam in raising the status of women and then it explores how Islam guaranteed women equal rights to men in term of personal status.