Figure 1.-- Here Veiled Indian Muslim women walk through a street in Bhopal. The subject of Islamic dress is a matter of discussion within the Islamic world. The Koran demands modesty, but is rather ambigous as to specifically what that means. |
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Women in many Muslim countries are second-class citizens. This results from both the Koran and other Islaamic teachings. The Koran has a great deal to say about the status of women in society and the treatment of women. Some if the most important deal with marriage and divorce, modesty, and inheritance. Some of the passages are quite explicit. Others are a little more difficult to understand. The Koranic passages are very important because so many Muslims believe that the Koran is the litteral word of God transcribed by his Prophet Mohammed. This means that many Muslims do not believe that these passages can be questioned and should be reflected in their country's legal code. Muslims can question the meaning of Koranic passages. And in the case of ambiguous passages this provides some room for moving away from the more extreme interpretation. Many of these passages, however, are very specific and clear and thus there is no way of questioning them.
Here are the Koranic verses that that relate to toics concerning women. Some are clearly written and require no interpretation. Others are less clear. We have attempted to interpret the various passages. We welcome reader insights are insights on possible meanings.
Readers may be interested in how authorities in various Muslim countries have interpreted and impleted these Koranic passages. So far we only have a page on Saudi Arabia.
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