Re: Does Islam allow women to ride Motor bikes?
Isn’t this more likely due to security and practical issues rather than wanting to appear ‘elegant’ and ‘dignified??’ As for the comment regarding ‘nations who do not respect women’ surely that’s a subjective thing and imo most Muslim countries could hardly be considered respectful of women when u consider the way us girls get leered at whenever we’re in public (no matter how covered up we are)..
Why would riding in public be deemed undignified anyway?? Muslim women used to lead armies on horseback.. seems like we’ve gone backwards to me..
**‘Khawlah was a skilled warrior who has been described as “a flash of lightening” (Al-Waqidi). She had been very emotionally close to her brother Diraar, who was also a skilled warrior. She was well versed in fighting with the spear and riding her horse; **undoubtedly, both brother and sister trained for these fighting skills together, as he had been valiantly leading the Muslim army himself before his spear lost its blade.’
‘She rode her horse at full speed and charged into the Roman army, fighting several men single-handedly, dexterously handling her sword and horse simultaneously.’
‘Muslim women at the time of Prophet Muhammad were not just trained in fighting, but also had the nursing skills needed to tend to the injured warriors during battles, and the innate stamina to keep the men motivated. They did this by reciting emotional poetry with motivational words when incessant fighting exhausted the fighters’ morale, or when the martyrdom of comrades lowered their spirits.’
The image of the docile woman only coming out in public when she is being ‘taken care of’ as in driven by someone else is cultural.. Apart from the example I just mentioned it was v.common in the Prophet Mohammed’s (PBUH) time for women to ride (camels and horses) solo.