comparitive study of status of women among different religions in the world

1. STATUS OF WOMEN IN ISLAM
COMPARED WITH OTHER
RELIGONS
Made by:
Suha Mahrukh

2. WOMEN IN ISLAM
 In the world Islam is the only religion that
recognizes a women to be a loving daughter of a
kind father a polite wife of a loving husband a kind
mother of a good son a polite sister of a lovable
brother. It recognizes that the position of women
to be the same as that of men. It claims that both
come from the same essence. Islam honours
women greatly.

5.  EconomicallyWoman, on the other hand, is far more
secure financially and is far less burdened with any
claims on her possessions.The first person to accept
Islam was not a man, but it was a woman. Hazrat
Khadija the wife of the Prophet.The first person to
get martyred was also a woman.The great examples
of ideal women in history are Bibi Maryam (Mary),
the Pharaoh’s wife and Hazrat Khadtija and many
others.Today people think that women are liberated
in the west and that the women's liberation
movement began in the 20th Century. Actually the
women's liberation movement was revealed by God
to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the
seventh century. It is clear that the Quranic view of
women is no different than that of men.They, both,
are God's creatures whose sublime goal on earth is to
worship their Lord, do righteous deeds, and avoid
evil and they, both, will be assessed accordingly.

7. "Women shall with justice have
rights similar to those exercised
against them, although men have
a status above women." Quran
2:228

9. WOMEN INOTHER RELIGION
HINDUISM
According to Hinduism, the female was created by
Brahman as part of the duality in creation, to provide
company to men and facilitate procreation, progeny and
continuation of family lineage.TheVedas suggest that a
woman's primary duty is to help her husband in
performing obligatory duties and enable him to continue
his family tradition. Her primary duty is to give birth to
his children and take care of them. Like all the major
religions of the world, Hinduism is a predominantly male
dominated religion.

10.  This is evident from the division of duties
prescribed by the scriptures between a man and
a woman. A husband has wider obligatory
duties than his wife. In fact, theVedic
ceremonies and sacrifices revolve around men.
They are performed by men for men. If women
are involved, it is usually for conception or
procreation where again the emphasis is upon
male children. But on other hand,Women are
also considered aspects of Nature or
embodiment of Universal Mothers too.

11. WOMEN IN HINDUISM

13. Christianity
The status of women in history and modern times has been
formed and influenced in whole, or in great part, from the
religious beliefs of the times. It is not surprising, considering the
almost total gender domination of church leadership by men,
that this status is somewhere between property and personal
slave, to those men. Also the gender domination of power in all
levels of society has virtually assured that this status has
remained firmly entrenched even in our "enlightened" modern
society. With women possessing no power, this religious
prejudice is carried into almost every aspect of most women's
lives.

14. Even a cursory study of the attitude Jesus had for the
women in his life will reveal, not condescension or
apathy, but respect, love, in equal measure to their
male counterparts. Women are not inferior in the sight
of God, but in the primitive, ignorant, and oppressive
view of a male-dominated world.

15. BUDDHISIM
Women's position in Buddhism is unique.The Buddha gave
women full freedom to participate in a religious life.The
Buddha was the first religiousTeacher who gave this
religious freedom to women. Before the Buddha, women's
duties had been restricted to the kitchen; women were not
even allowed to enter any temple or to recite any religious
scripture. During the Buddha's time, women's position in
society was very low. According to Buddha considered
position of the wife as a subordinate to her husband While
the attitude of the Buddha to the role of women was an
enlightened one.

16. WOMEN IN BUDDHISIM

17. WOMEN IN JUDAISIM
The role of women in Judaism has been grossly misrepresented and
misunderstood. In Judaism, women are for the most part seen as separate
but equal. Women's obligations and responsibilities are different from
men's, but no less important According to Judaism, women are endowed
with a greater degree of "binah" (intuition, understanding, intelligence) than
men. However Women do not participate in the idolatry regarding the
Golden Calf. The equality of men and women begins at the highest
possible level; God. The role of women in Judaism has been grossly
misrepresented and misunderstood. In Judaism, women are for the most
part seen as separate but equal. Women's obligations and responsibilities
are different from men's, but no less important According to Judaism,
women are endowed with a greater degree of "binah" (intuition,
understanding, intelligence) than men. However Women do not participate
in the idolatry regarding the Golden Calf. The equality of men and women
begins at the highest possible level; God.

18. However men do not have the right to beat or mistreat their wives.The
primary role of a woman is as wife and mother, keeper of the
household.
Women also had a role in ritual life. Women (as well as men) were
required to make a pilgrimage to theTemple in Jerusalem once a year
and offer the Passover sacrifice.
Women depended on men economically.Women generally did not own
property except in the rare case of inheriting land from a father who
didn't bear sons.