Ravage bhai,
The concept of witness is almost as misunderstood as the concept of Jihad.
Every Tom, Dick, harry, Mullah etc. have their opinion. And we the Muslims messed it up, when we left the tafseer to pathetic Mullahs.
Here is the deal.
Read Quran again and read the context.
- In criminal matters, Every witness counts as per their character. If there is a murder committed, and there is one woman witness. Then she would be treated just like any other witness REGARDLESS of gender.
The ONLY exception to this rule (as per Quran) is
- In financial agreements!
Quran suggested that two women sign the agreement “if possible”, so that one could remind the other about the $$$, date, and other figures.
That’s all.
There are biological and psychological reasons why women may be weak “comparable” to men IN GENERAL for recalling facts and figures in a hostile courtroom like situation.
Proof: Most of the quiz show winners are MEN due to the different nature of the biological makeup of Men’s brain vs. women’s brain.
YES. Allah SWT has wired our brains slightly differently so that we could compliment each other as man and woman.
However if a woman is known to be really good witness, then the reason for having 2 women witnesses goes away.
People,
Understand the modern scientific methods, and you shall realize that Quran if understood in modern context (and not in the ways of 1400 years ago), it is truly a remarkable book.
Off course as Muslims we believe that, but a good scientist really would really appreciate the sacred words.
BTW this is not to prove that Quran is the ONLY holy book. As we all know there are many. And we as Muslims have to respect and cherish all of them.
May you all live in peace, and enjoy exploring Allah’s universe.