Reasons for Muslim Women Status Decline from Islamic Equity to Social Marginalization

Abstract

The study aims to investigate the reasons for the decline in the status of honoring Muslim women, elucidating Islam's perspective on women in terms of their human nature, rights, and duties. It also discusses scholars interpretations in explaining the meanings of some Quran verses that some have used to diminish women, while refuting the claim of Islam's injustice to them through their treatment and testimony, and suggesting some remedies that help women regain their bestowed Islamic status. The descriptive approach was followed for data collection. The study was divided into an introduction and four sections. The first section focused on Islam's perspective on women and their rights and duties. The second section described the interpretation of some verses related to women. The third section highlighted Islam's fairness to women in blood money and testimony. The fourth section examined the reasons that led to the transformation of the view of honoring Muslim women into a view of disdain. The study key findings emphasized that women should derive their status as a living religious commitment in their nature, rights, and duties.