(17:31)” The pre-Islamic customs decided to control woman so...

(17:31)” The pre-Islamic customs decided to control woman so wrongfully by coercing her to marry the one she does not like, preventing her from marriage, or inheriting her just like properties and giving the right to the heir to do anything with her—such as givin g her in marriage and seizing her dowry or preventing her from marriage until she redeemed herself or died so that he would inherit her.

Islam freed woman from all these forms of slavery and granted her the right to choose for her marriage the one she se es well-qualified. As an Islamic law, it is inadmissible to give a woman in marriage before obtaining her satisfaction. Islam, also, deemed forbidden to inherit a woman coercively: “Believers, it is not lawful for you to inherit women against their will as part of the legacy.

Do not create difficulties for your wives in order to force them to give-up part of what you had given to them to set themselves free from the bond of marriag e, unless they have clearly committed adultery. Always treat them reasonably. If you dislike them, you could be disliking that which Allah has filled with abundant good. (4:19)” One of the customs of the Arabs before Islam, and even some of the Western societies in recent times, was depriving women of ownership.

Claiming that inheritance is a right dedicated to men of the tribe who defend it with their swords, the Arabs before I slam deprived woman of right of inheritance. When Islam prevailed, these false traditions were cancelled and women were granted all their rights of possession and inheritance. Islam, also, decided their shares of inheritance, as mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, or other titles: “Men and women will both be rewarded according to their deeds, rather pray to Allah for His favors.

Allah knows all things. (4:32)” “Male and female are entitled to their legal share in the legacy of their parents and relatives, whether it be small or large. (4:7)” Islam has also imposed upon husbands to cover the needs of their wives even if they are rich and wealthy. Thanks to the principles and ethics of Islam, Muslim woman could be the ideal examples of rationality, faith, and high nobility.