“ Islam is a way of life and the Qur’ an is a guideline for life.”
VEILED: PERSPECTIVES
Women are not forced into veiling. Both of Marva and Madina’ s other sisters don’ t cover and their mother only started covering recently. There are over 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide and not every single one of them cover. It’ s irrational to label such a large population to one idea or a small group of people that the media portrays as the definition of Muslims.
“ Islam is a way of life and the Qur’ an is a guideline for life.”
People lacking exposure on the topic assume that men in Islam are put at a superiority to women and it’ s these religious beliefs that create male-dominated and oppressive societies. That couldn’ t be any further from the truth. Islam values women as much as it values heaven. Men who follow Islam’ s values are peaceful and have utter respect for all women. The religion itself is built for believers, no one person is given permission to force Islam onto another. There are always exception to every rule. Of course there are cases where women live within the walls of oppression and are sometimes forced into covering, but those cases do not embody the values and rules set forth by Islam. As in every society and religion, there are always exceptions that are enacted by certain people, but those are personal issues and mindsets that are not promoted in Islam. People have their own personal agendas and corrupt views that shouldn’ t be held accountable to anyone or anything else other than the person( s) committing that act. If you are a violent person at the core, then your practices will be rooted in that violent nature.
If we believe that actions speak louder than words and look at the actions of radical groups such as ISIS that are said to display Islam, then we would recognize through photos of ISIS members’ prayers that those people are praying in the wrong direction, a task considered so simple by many Muslims. So if these people who are seen as ones who embody Islam, then why is their prayer done wrong? There is so much proof that these groups are not following true Islam but media overlooks those facts and frames stories through their own lens.
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