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No notion of superiority among men or women in Islam, says Pakistan’s first lady

Apr 7, 2016 9:49 pm By Robert Spencer

“Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because Allah has guarded them. As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them.” — Qur’an 4:34

Nowhere does the Qur’an teach that a woman can beat a man under any circumstances.

The Qur’an likens a woman to a field (tilth), to be used by a man as he wills: “Your women are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth as you will” (2:223).

It declares that a woman’s testimony is worth half that of a man: “Get two witnesses, out of your own men, and if there are not two men, then a man and two women, such as you choose, for witnesses, so that if one of them errs, the other can remind her” (2:282).

It allows men to marry up to four wives, and have sex with slave girls also: “If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, marry women of your choice, two or three or four; but if you fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly, then only one, or one that your right hands possess, that will be more suitable, to prevent you from doing injustice” (4:3).

It rules that a son’s inheritance should be twice the size of that of a daughter: “Allah directs you as regards your children’s inheritance: to the male, a portion equal to that of two females” (4:11).

It allows for marriage to pre-pubescent girls, stipulating that Islamic divorce procedures “shall apply to those who have not yet menstruated” (65:4).

Islamic law stipulates that a man’s prayer is annulled if a dog or a woman passes in front of him as he is praying. “Narrated ‘Aisha: The things which annul the prayers were mentioned before me. They said, “Prayer is annulled by a dog, a donkey and a woman (if they pass in front of the praying people).” I said, ‘You have made us (i.e. women) dogs.’ I saw the Prophet praying while I used to lie in my bed between him and the Qibla. Whenever I was in need of something, I would slip away. for I disliked to face him.” (Sahih Bukhari 1.9.490)

Another hadith depicts Muhammad saying that the majority of the inhabitants of hell are women:

“I looked into Paradise and I saw that the majority of its people were the poor. And I looked into Hell and I saw that the majority of its people are women.” Sahih Bukhari 3241; Sahih Muslim 2737)

When asked about this, he explained:

“I was shown Hell and I have never seen anything more terrifying than it. And I saw that the majority of its people are women.” They said, “Why, O Messenger of Allah?” He said, “Because of their ingratitude (kufr).” It was said, “Are they ungrateful to Allah?” He said, “They are ungrateful to their companions (husbands) and ungrateful for good treatment. If you are kind to one of them for a lifetime then she sees one (undesirable) thing in you, she will say, ‘I have never had anything good from you.’” (Sahih Bukhari 1052)

And in another hadith:

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went out to the musalla (prayer place) on the day of Eid al-Adha or Eid al-Fitr. He passed by the women and said, ‘O women! Give charity, for I have seen that you form the majority of the people of Hell.’ They asked, ‘Why is that, O Messenger of Allah?’ He replied, ‘You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religious commitment than you. A cautious sensible man could be led astray by some of you.’ The women asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah, what is deficient in our intelligence and religious commitment?’ He said, ‘Is not the testimony of two women equal to the testimony of one man?’ They said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘This is the deficiency in her intelligence. Is it not true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her menses?’ The women said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘This is the deficiency in her religious commitment.’” (Sahih Bukhari 304)

Begum Mamnoon Hussain

“No notion of superiority among men or women in Islam, says first lady,” The News International, April 8, 2016:

First Lady Begum Mamnoon Hussain Thursday said Islam is a religion that revolutionized women’s empowerment, and there is no notion of superiority among men or women in Islam.

The first lady said this while addressing a function in connection with World Women’s Day at the President House; the event was organised by Pakistan Red Crescent Women Forum.

She lauded the services of women in different fields and assured her full support to Red Crescent Women Forum in activities aimed at women’s empowerment.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Saeed said this year, the theme of International Women’s Day is ‘Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality,’ which talks about gender equality, women’s empowerment and women’s human rights.

He said the PRC Women’s Forum will address the specific experiences of Pakistani women and girls in times of disaster (whether natural or human induced), such as distinct healthcare needs in emergencies, or vulnerabilities due to early warnings that do not reach women while they are at home….

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  1. Wellington says

    Apr 7, 2016 at 9:58 pm

    She’s lying or she’s clueless.

    • Jack says

      Apr 7, 2016 at 11:04 pm

      She is lying, I know two medical doctors from there who came from wealthy families,they barely escaped with their lives, besides it’s common knowledge to anyone who follows this religion and the comments made by the madmen that control the masses.

    • BC says

      Apr 8, 2016 at 3:56 am

      If she does not know the real situation of women in Islam, she should not be talking about it unless of course she is a hypocrite, No doubt she has lived a privileged life where she is free to do as she wants and be respected
      Has she heard of Malala who was shot for campaigning for girls’ education or those teachers who have been murdered or had acid thrown on them?

    • Jay Boo says

      Apr 8, 2016 at 9:20 am

      She is lucky to have lived so long.
      Some Muslim girls never make it to their child bride weddings.

      Qur’an 16:58 and 16:59

    • mortimer says

      Apr 8, 2016 at 12:50 pm

      Wellington wrote: ‘She’s lying…’

      So what does Sharia law actually say about gender equality? The legal code of Saudi Arabia arranges blood-money indemnities for accidental death based on the following Sharia law categories:

      100,000 riyals if the victim is a Muslim man
      50,000 riyals if a Muslim woman
      50,000 riyals if a Christian man
      25,000 riyals if a Christian woman
      6,666 riyals if a Hindu man
      3,333 riyals if a Hindu woman

      According to this hierarchy, a Muslim male’s life is worth 33 times that of a Hindu woman. This hierarchy is based on the Islamic definition of human rights and is rooted in the Quran and Sharia (Islamic law).

      Inequality is a basic concept of Islam.

      Mrs. Begum Mamnoon Hussain is using taqiyya…sacralised prevarication. She is whitewashing Islam, because Sharia law is clear on the inequality of women.

  2. Stephen says

    Apr 7, 2016 at 10:15 pm

    Allah was one of the pagan idols (365 idols) during Mohamed times.

    Allah Never said that it would love all mankind but instead of putting fears, terrors, …. to Mohamed.

    Mohammed was putting terrors to his enemies by killing more than 800 Jews, infidels, another groups of muslims.

    Mohammed was an illiterate man who Never had Love from his own mother. He was born after his father passed away 4 years later. He didn’t know who his own biological father. He was brought up by own uncle.

    He had so many wives n slaves being killed by him.

    He showed No respects to all his wives including Aisha n the Jewish woman.

    These 2 wives were calling him as Dogs that mentioned in the Koran.

    So. …All Muslims are called the slaves of Allah n also called dog like Mohamed.

    Mohamedwas killed with poison by Aisha whom Allah wanted him to get kill soon.

    All these things mentioned in the Koran.

  3. Jen L. Jones says

    Apr 7, 2016 at 10:28 pm

    It”s hard to know what to call this type of behaviour – perhaps psychologists need to come up with a new word for it. First Lady Hussain is obviously not telling all she knows; she must know that what she says is not true, but motivated by a powerful need to paint Islam in a favourable light she lies – knowing all the while that her claim of no male superiority in Islam is preposterous. It’s denial all right, but goes far beyond the everyday defense mechanism common in human behaviour.

    • maghan says

      Apr 8, 2016 at 5:46 am

      It’s called “cognitive dissonance”.

  4. Jack says

    Apr 7, 2016 at 10:57 pm

    I know two medical doctors from Pockie Ston that would call her a liar.

  5. freewoman says

    Apr 7, 2016 at 11:14 pm

    “First Lady Begum Mamnoon Hussain Thursday said Islam is a religion that revolutionized women’s empowerment, and there is no notion of superiority among men or women in Islam.”
    hahahaha
    Christianity holds that honor

  6. Rob says

    Apr 8, 2016 at 12:09 am

    And it was implemented in Rotherham UK so it must be true.

  7. sidney penny says

    Apr 8, 2016 at 1:21 am

    What she is saying is not different to what western leaders say.

    What did you expect her to say and do when she has to front up to an expensive hotel where elites only do to and make a speech for World Women’s Day .Did you expect to go through what Robert Spencer has above in the intro?

  8. sidney penny says

    Apr 8, 2016 at 1:24 am

    She did not say anything about Saudi Arabia, the chief supporter of Pakistan.and its religious schools,

  9. sidney penny says

    Apr 8, 2016 at 1:27 am

    If there is no notion of superiority among men or women in Islam,

    why make it an issue for your speech?

  10. sidney penny says

    Apr 8, 2016 at 1:54 am

    What! I cannot beat my sister anymore because of what the First Lady is saying?

    http://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/04/australia-islam-teaches-that-i-can-beat-my-sister-says-muslim-teen

    The First Lady is not a true Muslim.

    or beating your sister is only allowed to Australian Muslims?

    • Carolyne says

      Apr 8, 2016 at 9:18 am

      You can’t beat your sister, but you can marry your first cousin.

      No–I’m wrong. You can beat your sister, mother, cousin, acquaintance, daughter, etc. etc. etc.

      • Jaladhi says

        Apr 8, 2016 at 9:28 am

        >”You can’t beat your sister, but you can marry your first cousin.

        “No–I’m wrong. You can beat your sister, mother, cousin, acquaintance, daughter, etc. etc. etc.”

        And also marry your first cousin – these inbred morons can’t distinguish between right and wrong and good and evil.

  11. Angemon says

    Apr 8, 2016 at 5:33 am

    First Lady Begum Mamnoon Hussain Thursday said Islam is a religion that revolutionized women’s empowerment, and there is no notion of superiority among men or women in Islam.

    I’m sure First Lady Begum can back what she said with quotes from islamic scripture while simultaneously explaining all those quotes that prove the opposite of what she’s stating… BTW, how many women can a man marry simultaneously, and how many men can a woman marry simultaneously? And how easy is for a woman to file for divorce under islamic law? And for a man?

    • Jay Boo says

      Apr 8, 2016 at 10:05 am

      If a man can marry four wives and each has a testimony worth half a man’s then he is outnumbered two to one if they all come to agreement.

      Abdul had better not have sharp knives around the house or else he might have to have a long conversation with Bruce Jenna and change his name to Aishah.

  12. Marcel Bérubé says

    Apr 8, 2016 at 6:56 am

    If there is no difference between men and women in Islam , how comes

    there is so few women kamikazes ? So few women Imams?

  13. DockyWocky says

    Apr 8, 2016 at 8:29 am

    The day I hear about moslem women rising up and demanding freedom, that’s the day things just might improve.

  14. Jay Boo says

    Apr 8, 2016 at 9:00 am

    She said
    “Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them.”
    ———————————

    The again,
    Actually, men spend their wealth because of testosterone.

    DNA and — Survival of the species
    The reason that men are generally more highly motivated to seek out sexual gratification than women is quite obvious to even the untrained layperson and confirmed by well respected unnamed PHD male scientists who have proven beyond any shadow of doubt that women in general are hard-wired to be very argumentative and if it were not for the increased level of tertosterone, men everywhere would say “I’m out of here, I am not putting up with this pointless and completely undeserved daily nag-athon.”

    My personal opinion of course is that women are not argumentative at all however, it is not easy to dispute science.

  15. Jaladhi says

    Apr 8, 2016 at 9:24 am

    Brain washing from early childhood does wonders to a Muslim’s mind as we see it here. And specially they can’t distinguish between good and evil and in fact the definitions are reversed – good is evil and evil is good in Islam! That is why Muslims are always at odds with the rest of normal human beings!

    • Jay Boo says

      Apr 8, 2016 at 9:45 am

      Because of Muhammad’s embarrassing blunder worshipping of 3 pagan goddesses Muslims must now follow strict rules to prove that they are WORTHY to hide the fact that Muhammad was not.

      Brain washing

      • Marbran says

        Apr 8, 2016 at 3:17 pm

        “As a mercy from Allah, a woman experiencing her menstrual cycle should not pray during this time.”

        So let’s follow this logic.

        1. To Muslims, Allah is all-knowing, all-seeing, the Creator of all life and all beings. Allah is perfect, as is His prophet Mohammad.
        2. Because men and women must be clean when they worship Allah, they must perform the oblation ritual prior to worship.
        3. Woman menstruating cannot be fully clean; therefore, they must abstain from worship until the unclean bleeding (a result of fertility and ability to procreate) has passed.
        4. Use water to clean yourself, including your hands, mouth, nose, face, arms, feet, ears. But NOT your crotch or your asshole.
        5. Then go sidle up next to the next clean Muslim, and pray.

        Are you kidding me? This is what the omnipotent and omniscient Allah requires for His worship?

        Folks, 1.2 BILLION people believe this is normal. 1 our of 5 on this planet. We have a very, very serious problem.

  16. Jay Boo says

    Apr 8, 2016 at 9:31 am

    Muhammad’s exemplary Example

    Unicef 2007 photo of the year calls attention to dirty old men with child brides.

    http://www.unicef.org/protection/germany_42274.html

  17. Harriet Taylor says

    Apr 8, 2016 at 9:59 am

    The very notion that men and women are subject to different sets of laws, that women are subordinate to men, goes through the heart of Islam like letters through a stick of rock. Any legal system which puts women at a disadvantage to men gives the green light for the abuse of power, even if that abuse is not directly sanctioned through that system.
    http://www.weneedtotalkaboutislam.com/#!On-International-Women’s-Day-our-thoughts-on-the-corrupting-power-of-Sharia-law/c193z/56de2d460cf24ad9ec241737

  18. Singh the Sikh says

    Apr 8, 2016 at 1:22 pm

    Dumb, lying bitch.

  19. Marbran says

    Apr 8, 2016 at 3:02 pm

    This is a learned woman, I presume. And the quoted Dr. Saeed is definitely recognized as being learned. Yet both ignore reality, whether blindly or through some calculus that must create challenges for them to balance.

    Cognitive dissonance is a well-established trait of the Left. It is the de facto indicator of mental aberration. Yet, we allow these people to have a seat at the decision table. Maybe clear-thinking citizens of this planet need to decide to finally shut down this ridiculous notion that within Islam men and women are considered equal, all the while women being treated as chattel.

    Do these people even listen to what they are saying themselves? Or is the ‘religion,’ the paradigm, so important that everything else, including human intellect and reasoning, gets thrown under the bus?

  20. Champ says

    Apr 8, 2016 at 3:55 pm

    No notion of superiority among men or women in Islam, says Pakistan’s first lady

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Whoa! …the enablers of evil islam come in all shapes and sizes, don’t they?

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