... these women by having an understanding of their past and how their rights have developed. The conditions of women before Islam were miserable and inhuman. The history of human civilisation testifies that the women, who gave birth to men as mothers, were humiliated, treated harshly and reduced to the position of being "a maid" rather than being a dignified woman. Furthermore, women were viewed as the embodiment of sin, misfortune, disgrace and shame, and they had no rights or role in the society. During the ignorance era "Jahiliyya" women were viewed as a thing or property, where they had no independence or power over issues relating to their well-being. Moreover, women were excluded from the contribution in social and political affairs that were existent in their society. In the pre-Islamic Arab times, women were considered to be burden to the family. Not only were women a disgrace for men, ...

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