Woman in Quranic Address
In this book, Fawzia Al Ashmawi notes that while in Mecca, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) faced the extensive opposition of the disbelievers. In this period, the Quranic address was introducing monotheism to people and inviting them to Islam. In this era, woman did not play a major role in society and in Makki Surahs, woman was overshadowed by man. In these Surahs, only some women as wives of prophets or wife of pharaoh are mentioned.
But after the Holy Prophet (PBUH) moved to Medina, we see a different society there that has cultural plurality. Here the verses of the Quran put women beside men. In Madani Surahs, Muminat (men believers) and Muslimat (Muslim women) are mentioned beside Muminin (men believers) and Muslimin (Muslim men).
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