Sikh Religion and Islam (161 pgs) - Global Sikh Studies

(Shahadah) has half the weight of a man’s (HQ 2: 282, 4:177). 302
When inheritance is to be shared “A male is equal to the portion of
two females.”(SM 3933 HQ4: 177) A man can divorce his wife by
simply saying “Talaaq, talaaq, talaaq” three times (HQ 2:229-
230,SM 3491-93). 303 Talaaq literally means, “undoing the knot”. A
man cannot marry the same woman twice until she has married
another man and divorced him (Ihya 2:230). “The proportion of
rights and powers between male and female, as laid down by Islam,
naturally demands that out of the two parties only the former should
be entitled to pronounce divorce” (Maulana Moududi quoted in CIS
page 110)
“Islam allows the conversion of female slaves into concubines
with whom sexual relations are legitimate without the
necessity of marriage. Once they have been allotted to their
masters they become their property” (Maulana Moududi
quoted in CIS page 112 Also see HQ 4-3) (SM 3432-34)” 304
“And all married women (are forbidden unto you) save those
(captives) whom your right hand possesses. It is a decree of
Allah for you” (HQ 4:24)
“Force not your slave girls to whoredom that ye may seek
enjoyment of the life of the world, if they would preserve their
chastity. And if one forces them, then Allah, after their
compulsion, is All-forgiving, All-compassionate ” HQ 24:33 305
Islamic dress for women
There is no mention of any restriction on what men wear. Burqa or
302 Because of the deficiency of a woman’s mind (SB 826 V.3 B.48) and habit of betrayal (SB
547 and 611) her witness is half that of a man.
303 One of the Khalifas is said to have divorced 100 wives even though he died young. He is
known as ‘the
great divorcer’ (History of the Punjab. Punjabi University Page 34) According to W. Muir,
wives could also be gifted away (See Life of Muhammad Vol. II page 272-73).A wife can be
transferred to another person (SB 264) For divorce read HQ 2-229, 33:49
304 The Prophet’s wife Safia (wife of Kinana) was a captive at the battle of Khaibar. So were
Rihana and Juwariya (SM 4292 Also see Sirat Rasul Allah pages 493 and 517)
305 “ O Allah’s Apostle! We get female captives as our share of the booty, what is your
opinion about coitus interruptus? Asked Said Al Khudri. The Prophet said, “ Do you really do
that? It is better for you not to do it. No soul that which Allah has destined to exist but will
surely come into existence” (SB32,135,718 V.3 B46)
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