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Women In Islam Compared To Hinduism
Status of Hindu Women VS Muslim Women
The Brahmins make a big campaign that Islam restricts the freedom of women. Let us compare the positions of the Hindu woman and the Muslim woman. See the following facts for comparison.
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The Hindu Woman:
1. The Hindu Woman has no right to divorce her husband.
2. She has no property or inheritance rights.
3. Choice of partner is limited because she can only marry within her own caste; moreover her horoscope must match that of the intending bridegroom/family.
4. The family of the girl has to offer an enormous dowry to the bridegroom/family.
5. If her husband dies she should commit Sati (being cremated with her dead husband). Since today's law forbids Sati, society mainly punishes her in other "holy" ways (see below).
6. She cannot remarry.
7. The widow is considered to be a curse and must not be seen in public. She cannot wear jewelry or colourful clothes. (She should not even take part in her children's marriage!)
8. Child and infant marriage is encouraged.
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The Muslim Woman:
1.The Muslim woman has the same right as the Muslim man in all matters including divorce.
2. She enjoys property and inheritance rights. (Which other religion grants women these rights?). She can also conduct her own separate business.
3. She can marry any Muslim of her choice. If her parents choose a partner for her, her consent must be taken.
4. The dowry in Islam is a gift from a husband to his wife (not the other way around as is practiced by some ignorant Muslims).
5. A Muslim widow is encouraged to remarry, and her remarriage is the responsibility of the Muslim society.
6.Mixed marriage is encouraged and is a means to prevent racism creeping in society.
7. A Muslim mother is given the highest form of respect.
What right do the Hindus have to criticize the Muslims? Have you ever heard of a Muslim burning his wife? In parts of India women die daily of dowry deaths - Hindu women being burnt by the husband or in-laws. The Brahmins are trying to claim that Muslims do not give freedom to their women. I ask you again. "Do the Hindus respect their women?"
You be the judge. http://geocities/. com/Athens/ Academy/7368/ w_hindu_comparat ive.htm
The Brahmins make a big campaign that Islam restricts the freedom of women. Let us compare the positions of the Hindu woman and the Muslim woman. See the following facts for comparison.
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The Hindu Woman:
1. The Hindu Woman has no right to divorce her husband.
2. She has no property or inheritance rights.
3. Choice of partner is limited because she can only marry within her own caste; moreover her horoscope must match that of the intending bridegroom/family.
4. The family of the girl has to offer an enormous dowry to the bridegroom/family.
5. If her husband dies she should commit Sati (being cremated with her dead husband). Since today's law forbids Sati, society mainly punishes her in other "holy" ways (see below).
6. She cannot remarry.
7. The widow is considered to be a curse and must not be seen in public. She cannot wear jewelry or colourful clothes. (She should not even take part in her children's marriage!)
8. Child and infant marriage is encouraged.
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The Muslim Woman:
1.The Muslim woman has the same right as the Muslim man in all matters including divorce.
2. She enjoys property and inheritance rights. (Which other religion grants women these rights?). She can also conduct her own separate business.
3. She can marry any Muslim of her choice. If her parents choose a partner for her, her consent must be taken.
4. The dowry in Islam is a gift from a husband to his wife (not the other way around as is practiced by some ignorant Muslims).
5. A Muslim widow is encouraged to remarry, and her remarriage is the responsibility of the Muslim society.
6.Mixed marriage is encouraged and is a means to prevent racism creeping in society.
7. A Muslim mother is given the highest form of respect.
What right do the Hindus have to criticize the Muslims? Have you ever heard of a Muslim burning his wife? In parts of India women die daily of dowry deaths - Hindu women being burnt by the husband or in-laws. The Brahmins are trying to claim that Muslims do not give freedom to their women. I ask you again. "Do the Hindus respect their women?"
You be the judge. http://geocities/. com/Athens/ Academy/7368/ w_hindu_comparat ive.htm
by miss_chief
31 Jul 2007, 12:20 pm
31 Jul 2007, 12:20 pm
thank to this good information sis...that means Islam is really the truth way of life and Islam really beutiful deen that put women in right place . just by choosing Islam as way life , apply Islam in all side of life ... we will get happiness in life here and here after...aamiin
by sistemic
31 Jul 2007, 12:30 pm
31 Jul 2007, 12:30 pm
Yeah, I'm not defending Hindus when I say this but a lot of that are old practices. Yeah, some of that still goes on in the rural areas of India, but things go on in SA that Muslims aren't to proud of too. Those practices are not religious either. More so culture, the cast system started in the 1300’s, over 2 thousand years after the religion was founded. It was later banned in the mid 1900’s. I just know because I've studied Hinduism for a while in the past. It's a hard religion to understand at a distance, but it's mostly like Christianity at a deeper level. The trinity and the stories and so on. But yeah, it’s not cool for them to just blast Islam like that. I’m sure it was done by some crazy fanatics.
by stina
31 Jul 2007, 7:20 pm
31 Jul 2007, 7:20 pm
Interesting to read the comparisions. One good thing about Indian or maybe hindu women are that they are kind of loyal. But for thier loyalty they don't get much back.
by artisan
31 Jul 2007, 10:26 pm
31 Jul 2007, 10:26 pm
