“…She instructed her daughter…and taught her to aspire to higher powers of intellect…forbidden to the female followers of Mahomet…” (Shelley 131)
Mahomet was the founder of the religion of Islam, however this was not his intent, he did not want to create a religion he just wanted to speak what he believed and his followers wrote down what he said to them in a book called the Koran. Women who were followers of Mahomet had very few rights, they were allowed to own possessions, but had no real financial status, women existed essentially to marry and produce children, and may only marry other men who follow the beliefs of Mahomet. Her mother wanted her to break free of the limited life led by the female followers of Mahomet.
Mahomet was the founder of the religion of Islam, however this was not his intent, he did not want to create a religion he just wanted to speak what he believed and his followers wrote down what he said to them in a book called the Koran. Women who were followers of Mahomet had very few rights, they were allowed to own possessions, but had no real financial status, women existed essentially to marry and produce children, and may only marry other men who follow the beliefs of Mahomet. Her mother wanted her to break free of the limited life led by the female followers of Mahomet.
significance?
ReplyDeleteThat is wrong. women in islam earned recognition.
ReplyDeleteThey were helping wounded soldiers, they were independent ( prove for that there were women living on their own without husbands), and they could handle financial issues. when you say koran you dont write it that way. It is agreed on to write it as " The Holy Qu'ran" so that proves your ignorance pretty much.