Re: Why are two woman witnesses, equivalent to only one male witness in Islam ?
because women are more emotional than men it distorts their ability to recall certain aspects of a stressful situation, therefore u need 2 witnesses, its nothing to do with their character
Sir ji, explanations like those were prevalent in our earlier generation of scholars and people and even in the majority today. The reason it was never objected to was because the state of women uptil late 19th century has been kind of confined with few exceptions to fit such explanations. There involvement was in a very few aspects of business life. And such reasons even if wrong assuaged peoples immediate mindset.
Its amazing as time progresses the meanings of Quran become clearer and clearer to those try to really understand it, that is real proof of its eternal message. I don't mean to confront any muslims brothers or sisters here but this line of reasoning about being emotionally unstable is garbage that does not fit into the present day business life. Yes men and women react and think differently but business decisions of either men or women today derive from the same business practices or academics.
As I stated earlier in my reply to Semi, I think I am satisfied with what I understood from the two female witness aspect when taken into proper account.
I am not saying that the Quranic verse is not valid, it is more than valid for someone who understands it correctly. I'm just saying the prevalent explanations that have been offered by our scholars is wrong and conflicts with present day life. It did not conflict in earlier generations because there were no examples to contradict their explanations. Now anyone who believes in Quran can choose between either the verse is wrong or the explanation offered for it has been wrong.