Why wasnt prophet hood ever revealed to a woman in islam? Islam is suppose to be gender equal religion yet there seems to be lot of instances where a woman is always consider second to a man. Why is this discrimination in such a great religion?
Infact, Muffassireen have agreed upon the ayah of “Qawwam” which talks about men having one class above than women that THIS is the Fazeelah Allah:swt: has talked about it Quran.
You will find great women in Islam. You will find Women like Hadhrat Hajirah:as: and women like Maryam:as: and women like the wife of Firo’n-e-Musa (I can’t recall her name at the moment) and then you will find Ummahaat-ul-Momineen 
who have greater Iman than many and then you will find women like hadhrat Rabia Basri :rehm: a great sufi.
Allah did not make any women a prophet because that’s how HE wanted it to be. May be He knew that the way women were created, they were not capable of the work. Whatever it is, Allah DID NOT discriminate. He is just and Justice was served indeed.
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Why wasnt prophet hood ever revealed to a woman in islam?
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There is only ONE prophet in Islam. Or did you mean something else?
'certain' mufassireen anwar.
okay if they were such great women, why weren't they given the status of prophets? how is that suppose to be just? Granted He has His reasons but since everything has the explanation.. ur answer just doesnt provide one to me. i want logics, reasons, fact perhaps?
from a non-muslim point of view that just gives the image of taliban islam then. it just shows that women are not equally smart as men.
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There is only ONE prophet in Islam. Or did you mean something else?
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err.. i thought we (sunni) believe in all the prophets but Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) was the last of all the prophets.
Ravage: sunni you mean? well whatever it is I have read/heard from all muffassireen (which i heard/read) the same.
the prophets took on the task of dealing with incredibly unsavory men and were repeatedly persecuted.. from being stoned to catapulted into fire to fist fights.
given that Islam does give women the status of a more delicate species, it would be difficult to imagine women being Islamically in that position.
May be its just semantics, but seems like your bone is not just with Islam, but with all divine religions. Plus you have a lot of questions, which can only be answered by Allah Ta'llah. What I do recommend is to talk to Allah directly. Like, you know, offer namaz and then make dua and ask all these questions. May be you will get your answers.
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you have a lot of questions, which can only be answered by Allah Ta'llah.
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deep and something we all should do. Thanks for the reminder:)
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Ravage: sunni you mean? well whatever it is I have read/heard from all muffassireen (which i heard/read) the same.
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not necessarily sunni, not necessarily shia. Im aware of sunni aalims who advocate much more than paper equivalence. Im aware of shia alims who place men above women.
please do not engage in your single minded sectarianism.
Allah ta'llah wont talk to me. i tried prayers, n then quit the practice when it wasnt answered or maybe/probably i am being un grateful. but i want rationality actuall reasons for it.
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not necessarily sunni, not necessarily shia. Im aware of sunni aalims who advocate much more than paper equivalence. Im aware of shia alims who place men above women.
please do not engage in your single minded sectarianism.
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I am sorry, I asked you a question that if that's what you meant. you did not have to go beyond to judge what "I could have thought." I simply stated in the next line that I am not aware of the otherwise. Glad to learn something new. I will definitely look up for those whom you are mentioning.
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Allah ta'llah wont talk to me. i tried prayers, n then quit the practice when it wasnt answered or maybe/probably i am being un grateful. but i want rationality actuall reasons for it.
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Every prayer is answered. But there are three ways they are answered.
2:186 When My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them): I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calleth on Me:** Let them also**, with a will, Listen to My call, and believe in Me: That they may walk in the right way.
start with this for example
http://www.answering-christianity.com/spiritual_equality.htm
:jazak:
Hadhrat Imam Razi :rehm: who wrote the Tafseer in 30 volumes had a different opinion then.
oye! this thread is about my questions not shia vs sunni stuff. stick to the topic ppl.
suroor, i posted my reply some time ago. do you think its a reasonable answer?
I think it all boils down to what is the accepted definition of ‘Prophet’. A few scholars if i recall right said that any person receiving information/inspiration direct from Allah or being visited by Angel Gibril or something to that effect can be deemed a prophet… Ibn Hazm being one of these scholars, it’s very much a minority view though… see below newsgroup article…
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oye! this thread is about my questions not shia vs sunni stuff. stick to the topic ppl.
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Real and ultimate wisdom is with Allah only. But certainly there is some logical reasoning for it.
The status of women in Islam highly debatable and every individual can have his/her own point of view. The reasons for this fact are more practical and physical in nature, rather than intellectual or emotional. Some of the reason why there was no female prophet(s) are here under.
Women are quite capable of handling many issues and have proved them in various departments that they are more suitable for some tasks than their male counterparts. But at the same time in other department the situation is different. In various fields women are subjected to less rigorous training then their male colleagues simply because of their less strong physical structure.
All the prophets had to face hardship while preaching the word of God.
It is a known fact that females are physically delicate, so such a daunting task was not suitable for them.Women are bestowed by nature, the duty of bearing child and taking care till adulthood. It is by far most difficult task on its own. Thus by giving additional responsibility of prophet hood, would be very unfair for women.
Women have to go through rough patch for few days every month, which make them emotionally vulnerable and thus affect their overall behavior.