Abstract

Segregation as practiced and promoted by Islam must not be mixed with biasness and discrimination. According to different critics, Islam prioritizes men to women. It is a vaguely interpreted conception as Islam does not prioritizes any gender over the other; however, Islam asserts that men should be obliged with certain degree of respect. This does not mean that they are being prioritized over women. The purpose of this paper is to enlighten and explore the true concept of segregation promoted by Islam. Nonetheless, the paper also highlights the positive form of segregation that is practiced by Islam which must not be mixed with discrimination.

Table of Contents

Introduction3

Segregation of Women in Islam4

The Division of Genders in Islam in Context of Verses in Qur'an5

Segregation of Women in the Mosques7

Mention How Women Prayed and Even the Prophet´s Wives in Earlier Times9

Conclusion10

Works Cited11

Division of Genders in Islam

Introduction

The foundation of Islamic thought is based on the ideology known as Tawheed (monotheism). The Islamic society is rooted with diverse principles and values that are to be followed by every Muslim that is aligned with this religion. From the point of view of Islam, humanity is termed as a conception where every man is part of one community. Following an extensive evolution of thought, all the disagreements, differences and discrepancies between men and women disappear. All Muslims are termed as brothers and sisters and none of them has superiority over the other. There are several arguments according to which Islam promotes segregation in genders.

This is often considered as biased approach by the critics; however, this phenomenon is not a regulation governed by biasness. Nonetheless, segregation among genders is mandatory for maintaining a certain gap between the genders as the opposite sex attracts each other. Hence, segregation is mandatory in genders in order to prohibit their involvement in any unethical activity. Islam is a religion that promotes peace and harmony. Moreover, the concept of biasness is strongly condemned by Islam then how can a religion practice something that is condemns. Since Islam conceives the plan of a global community, it recognizes segregation as a factor in everything that insists on separation of men and women from each other among themselves.

Segregation of Women in Islam

The status of women in Islam has remained unchanged for over 14 centuries. According to historic conceptions, some Egyptian intellectuals such as Oasim Amin tried to put the concern about women segregation in a different perspective. Oasin Amin in his book "The liberation of women" talks about the problems like polygamy and repudiation. These are the concerns that are raised due to liberation of women. This is the core reason why Islam has put in certain restrictions on women. These restrictions are often termed as segregation but they must not be mixed with discrimination at all.

There are certain boundaries defined for women in Islam. These boundaries are defined for their own good. Moreover, it is also asserted that the righteous women shall not cross these boundaries and adapt the pathway which has been chosen for them (Houstonm, ...