Open AccessStatus of women in Pre and Post Islamic period: An analysis
Author(s) -
Mussarat Jahan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pakistan journal of gender studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2663-8886
pISSN - 2072-0394
DOI - 10.46568/pjgs.v3i1.367
Subject(s) - islam , period (music) , significant difference , demography , gender studies , sociology , religious studies , psychology , history , medicine , philosophy , aesthetics , archaeology
"He created you (all) from a single person": (Al Qur'an,39:6) Since the creation of the universe socities have been divided on the basis of gender. Across all the religions these gender difference are prevalent. If we comopare the status of women in different religions, Islam is the only religion which designate a status to women that she deserve.