Misconceptions of Women's Rights in Islam and Its Refutations: A Conceptual Study Based on Sources of Islamic Law

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Abstract

The status of women in Islam is clear and very unambiguous. Concerns are often raised about the status of women in Islamic law. Frequently, misunderstandings and misinterpretations about how women are handled by Islam are used to encourage. the notion that Islam is misogynistic in the western world. Consequently, the objectives of this study to identify the misinterpretation, misconceptions of woman's rights in Islamic and to provide appropriate refutations for the misconceptions. through the sources of Islamic Law and To provide awareness through this study to the people who are misinterpreting women's rights in Islam. In This paper examining five common misinterpretations of women's rights, such as polygamy in Islam, Testimony of Women, Women's right of inheritance, divorce power with man and Travel without immediate male escort. This. paper explores to provide clarity, background, and explanation in these five areas. The data were obtained from secondary sources such as books, magazines, journals, research articles, newspapers and websites for this research, have been explained using a descriptive approach. The findings show these misinterpretations and misconceptions are groundless argument on the perspective of Islamic Law. Furthermore, this paper provides reason for the misconceptions is that misinterpretations of Islamic scours and attritions’

Key Words- Women's rights; Islam; Misconceptions; Sources of Islamic Law.

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APA

SAUJAN, I. (2021). Misconceptions of Women's Rights in Islam and Its Refutations: A Conceptual Study Based on Sources of Islamic Law. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/misconceptions-of-womens-rights-in-islam

MLA 8th

SAUJAN, IQBAL "Misconceptions of Women's Rights in Islam and Its Refutations: A Conceptual Study Based on Sources of Islamic Law" Afribary. Afribary, 28 Jul. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/misconceptions-of-womens-rights-in-islam. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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SAUJAN, IQBAL . "Misconceptions of Women's Rights in Islam and Its Refutations: A Conceptual Study Based on Sources of Islamic Law". Afribary, Afribary, 28 Jul. 2021. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/misconceptions-of-womens-rights-in-islam >.

Chicago

SAUJAN, IQBAL . "Misconceptions of Women's Rights in Islam and Its Refutations: A Conceptual Study Based on Sources of Islamic Law" Afribary (2021). Accessed March 28, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/misconceptions-of-womens-rights-in-islam