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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Woman and Society Woman During the Lifetimes of the Prophets (a.s.) Woman had a prominent and important role during the course of divine summons and the movements of the prophets and messengers (a.s.). Woman took part in the intellectual and political struggle, and suffered from torture, murder, emigration, persecution, oppression, and mental and political terrorism.

She made public her view freely and joined the divine mission inspite of her loss of authority and property. For instance, Mary, the mother of Jesus (a.s.) who was praised by the Holy Qur'an and the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (s.a.w.) too. In many verses, the Qur'an has lauded this lady and offered her as an example to men and women to follow her behavior and the righteousness of her thinking and character.

Whoever studies the history of woman finds that the divine message addresses both the man and the woman. In other words, the divine message does not make any distinction between them because of their gender. When we study some historical examples of the life of women in the course of the divine message, we will understand the important and active position which woman occupied during the lives of the prophets and their messages.

Thus, the value of woman, her intellectual and political participation, and her lawful and humane rights appear in Islamic society. We can understand this important and active participation of woman when we read the story of the struggle of the father of the prophets, Abraham (a.s.), against his people in Bablon, in the land of Iraq, and his struggle against Nimrud.

That struggle ended for Abraham (a.s.) when he was saved from the fire through a divine miracle that exceeded all the imaginations of material intellect. So, he emigrated to Syria. Sarah, his wife, was the first to believe him and to accompany him during his flight to Syria. Then they emigrated to Egypt. Then they returned to Syria to live there. Abraham (a.s.) started the most important period in the history of man.

Meanwhile, his wife, Sarah, supported him and stood beside him throughout his struggle, sufferings, and emigration. The Qur'an talks about the story of this emigration and the family life. It also talks about the role of Hajar (Hagar), the second wife of Abraham (a.s.), and her participation in creating the brightest period in history at Holy Mecca in Saudi Arabia. That was when Abraham (a.s.) brought her from Egypt.