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Ibn Umar narrated that 'The Prophet said, "All <strong>of</strong> you are guardians and<br />
are responsible for your wOrds.. The ruler is a guardian and, the man is<br />
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a guardian <strong>of</strong> his family; woman is a guardian who is responsible for<br />
her husband's house and his <strong>of</strong>fspring; and so all <strong>of</strong> you are<br />
responsible for your words. "<br />
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Accordingly, it was felt that<br />
a woman could not undertake such a responsibility in an effective<br />
way without knowledge which. would enable her to bring up her children<br />
satisfactorily. provide them with useful information. teach them<br />
their religion and accordingly, <strong>of</strong>fer them to society as good<br />
individuals upon whom the society could depend.<br />
This is a clear advance over the situation in pre-Islamic<br />
Arabia. where education was denied to most females. It can be<br />
regarded as the most significant <strong>of</strong> all improvements in the', status<br />
<strong>of</strong> women which were brought by the new religion. since education is<br />
a crucial instrument by which the values <strong>of</strong> the next generation are<br />
modelled.<br />
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