it's quite interesting to be on a religious forum and receive advice from people wrapped in taunts!
and i reiterate alvena's post ... i've also heard that one ... so yes i also question why a woman cant pray if she wants to in those days?
Islam doesn't admire blind faith ... God doesn't like those who lose themselves in love so much they they forget reality ... we are suppose to learn ... and you learn by questioning.
I think its a good thing if you decide to make sense out of everything. After all brain is there to use.... But again when u use it don't forget u rnt the only one with a brain here, People bfr u werent stupid and brain less. If ur dadi & nani refrain from something try to figure out y ....
I stand with you when u say, "one could get into a great deal of debate in order to properly understand the word "pure" ... what is pure then? physical purity, mental purity, social purity, one whose deeds are free of impurities?"
I am glad u went this far, but u shld have gave it little more thinking .... do u really think spiritual or mental purity exist without physical purity ? I think you cant get to the stages of mental or spiritual purity without physical cleanness.
Abt praying during womanly days, do u even agree u rnt physically pak (pure) during periods ? Y do u think Vuzu is compulsory bfr u pray ? i thought it was for physical cleanness.
Now just to add something on the side..... Its people like you who come up thinking that if something doesnt make sense to em its wrong and rather then asking questions they try to impose their thinking...... Is there a sect in Islam already with a believes similar to urz ? if not one you can make one and probably ask others why cant woman be prophet and caliph ? and when some followers approve u, here u r a caliph of New ISLAMIC sect :)