Islam has also raised women’s social ranks to the degree...

Islam has also raised women’s social ranks to the degree that they could dispute with even the caliphs—the highest authority in the Islamic state: Omar ibn al-Khattab, once, was addressing to people not to exaggerate in dowries, but an ordinary woman opposed him saying: “You have no right to say so.” He asked: “Why?” She answered: “This is because God says: ‘Do not take back the dowry which you had paid even if what you paid was a large amount of gold.

To do this is a slanderous act and a manifest sin (4:20).’” Hence, Omar unsaid declaring: “Omar was wrong, and a woman was right.” History has recorded bright pages about the glories and heroic situations of Muslim women, and narrators could not hide their admiration of such situations; therefore, they related them with fascinating styles showing their esteem and wonder: Naseeba al-Maziniyya used to participate in the campaigns of the Prophet (s) with her son.

In one of the battles, her son wanted to flee, but she attacked him saying: “Son, do you want to…