new friend ask about islam
 

[QUOTE]the first question is

why whit all the religions in the world is so many hungry kids?[/QUOTE]

i haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate this! i can't justify text properly :(((((

ok i understand ....... why Muslims did not treat women like that ..why they not believe on freedom of expression ??

First, you are welocome in our forum

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Second: Woman in Islam:

Islam is the only religion that honours women as a mother, a daughter, a wife and as sisters and aunts.

As a mother:

Islam tells us that Paradise lies at the mother’s feet, i.e. that the best way to reach Paradise is through one's mother.

And Islam forbids disobeying one’s mother or making her angry, even by saying a mild word of disrespect.

The mother’s rights are greater than those of the father, and the duty to take care of her grows greater as the mother grows older and weaker. All of that is mentioned in many texts of the Qur'aan and Sunnah.

Al-Bukhaari (5971) and Muslim (2548) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: A man came to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said: “O Messenger of Allaah, who is most deserving of my good company?” He said: “Your mother.” He said: “Then who?” He said: “Your mother.” He said: “Then who?” He said: “Your mother.” He said: “Then who?” He said: “Then your father.”


As a daughter:

Islam encourages us to raise them well and educate them.

Islam states that raising daughters will bring a great reward.

For example, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever takes care of two girls until they reach adulthood, he and I will come like this on the Day of Resurrection,” and he held his fingers together. Narrated by Muslim, 2631.


As wives:

Islam urges the husband to treat his wife in a good and kind manner, and says that the wife has rights over the husband like his rights over her, except that he has a degree over her, because of his responsibility of spending and taking care of the family’s affairs.

Islam states that the best of the Muslim men is the one who treats his wife in the best manner, and the man is forbidden to take his wife’s money without her consent.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“and live with them honourably”

[al-Nisa’ 4:19]


And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “I urge you to treat women well.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 331; Muslim, 1468.

And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The best of you is the one who is best to his wife, and I am the best of you to my wives.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 3895; Ibn Maajah, 1977; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.

I think these are frank texts that encourage dealing women in a good way!


As sisters and as aunts:

Islam enjoins upholding the ties of kinship and forbids severing those ties in many texts.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “O people! Spread (the greeting of) salaam, offer food (to the needy), uphold the ties of kinship, and pray at night when people are sleeping, and you will enter Paradise in peace.” Narrated by Ibn Maajah, 3251; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah.

Al-Bukhaari (5988) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah, may He be exalted, said to the ties of kinship: ‘Whoever upholds you, I will support him, and whoever breaks you, I will cut him off.’”


Moreover, Islam allowed women to buy, sell and own property, and encouraged them to seek knowledge and call people to Allaah.


for more about woman rights in Islam, you can read this topic

http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/70042...islam%20rights


and you can explore this website

http://www.womeninislam.ws/en/

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Third: You can compare this with the woman's situation in Christianity

The theologians gathered at the Council of Macon to discuss whether woman was merely a body or a body with a soul. They thought it most likely that women did not have a soul that could be saved, and they made an exception only in the case of Mary (Maryam – peace be upon her).

The French held a conference in 586 CE to discuss whether women had souls or not, and if they had souls, were these souls animal or human? In the end, they decided that they were human! But they were created to serve men only.

During the time of Henry VIII, the English Parliament issued a decree forbidding women to read the New Testament because they were regarded as impure.

Until 1805, English law allowed a man to sell his wife, and set a wife’s price at six pennies.

In the modern age, women were kicked out of the house at the age of eighteen so that they could start working to earn a bite to eat. If a woman wanted to stay in the house, she had to pay her parents rent for her room and pay for her food and laundry.



You can read this topic, and waiting for your opinion:

http://www.kalemasawaa.com/vb/t4196.html

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Forth: And you can compare it with woman's situation before Islam (Jaahiliyyah):

Islam forbade burying females alive; it regarded that as murder, which is a major sin.

It forbade leaving women suspended as a result of vows or making one's wife haraam by means of zihaar [a jaahili form of divorce in which the husband said to his wife, ‘You are to me as my mother’s back’; intimacy thus became forbidden, but the woman was not divorced completely and was not free to enter into a new marriage - Translator].

Islam gave women their share of inheritance, and stipulated an ‘iddah of four months and ten days after the death of her husband, during which she could bathe, change her clothes and see other women and her mahrams.


I think that there is no comparison between Islam and any other religion as regard woman's rights and respect


Waiting for your reply and again you are welcome