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prayer room is? Ahh... Yeah, Itโs just right there. The chemical storage? Yeah thatโs it. What the heck?! Well, good morning
and AsalamuโAlaykum, Peace be upon you. I'm absolutely thrilled to be with you
in this exciting new course. Islamic ethics and philosophy. It's one of the best courses that I
like to teach, and I'm sure you'll find it exciting as well. However, allow me to perhaps
start asking what you know about Islam. Yes, please. Islam is a religion of peace. Peace and love. Thank you. Actually, Islam is a religion of Tawhid. Total submission to Allah. That's exactly what I was thinking. All right. Islam is all about worshiping Allah
and only Allah. Fantastic. Anyone else would like to add to that? Thank you. So, from what I've read,
Islam is an Abrahamic religion. It's one of the major
religions in the world, and it has some of the most devout
followers. They pray five times a day. I guess you could say Muslim
men and women are very traditional. Sorry, what do you mean by traditional? Like, you know. He means the traditional gender roles
and responsibilities. Look, men are men and women are women. MashaโAllah brother! I wasn't asking you. I was asking him. But what does he know? He's
not even Muslim. Look, it's really not that hard, okay. Men and women are different. They have very specific gender roles
and responsibilities Takbeer, you're from India,
you know what I'm talking about. I'm Tanveer, bro, and I'm from Pakistan.
Same thing. What do you mean?! itโs laughable. I mean, people like you who constantly
reinforce the systematic oppression of this Ummah, I mean, always
being so patriarchal, it's baffling to me. No no no, read the Quran. Men have authority over women, men
have a degree over women. Just ask the professor, he knows. Well, this is a very good start
to this class on ethics. We got into a bit of a heated debate,
I see. Can I ask you if you don't mind, What do you know about the relationship
between man and woman in Islam? Are you married? No, I'm not married. I'm not surprised. I'm actually engaged. Well,
I feel sorry for. I feel sorry for you. Well,
that's. We'll leave that for another time. But I guess first thing to point out
is that this dichotomous relationship, you know, it's either
or is actually problematic. And Islam looks at it
more holistically than just either or. And I love the understanding
or the idea that the relationship between man and woman in Islam
and I think this is a very important point that you can underline.
It's not competitive, but it's complementary. And this perhaps brings me back
to what you were talking about earlier. This relationship in Islamic sacred law,
the financial responsibility of the entire household
is on the shoulders of a man. And therefore, when we speak about a man
has the responsibility or a degree above a woman, it's a degree of responsibility,
not preference. Whilst on the other hand,
what Islam would say towards for a mother, is that yes, maybe earning
a livelihood is important, but one of the most sacred
and noble professions you can have is motherhood, which sadly in today's
modern society is sidelined somehow. And I think the middle approach
from an Islamic perspective is that both
and this is important both as far as Allah or God is concerned, are equal in His esteem. Sir, sorry, I'm a little bit confused. You talk about equality, but I still feel
like there's a bit of a divide there. I mean, at least the women's prayer space
weโre praying in a chemical storage. You prayed in the chemical storage room. You know, we have a prayer space
for sisters on campus. You should have asked. I did ask. Who did you ask? Him! Astagfirullah Brother! I think this is a very important point. I think it links to what I was saying. Take, for example, the very clear
instructions of the prophet, Peace be upon him that says do not stop women
from going to the mosque. Put that in perspective and in context. This was said 1400 plus years ago. And I think what we need to be doing
is providing facility for both and give the woman a choice whether she wants
to go to the Musalla or the masjid or not. But it is not a man's decision to decide
whether she can go to the mosque or not. And so I think it's important to emphasize
the point that Islam is about balance
and the middle path instead of this extreme
or that extreme either or. Professor, you talk about balance,
but what about the Islamic laws on inheritance? Why is a woman's worth
always half that of a man's? Where's the balance in that? Well, thank you for that question. First and foremost, it's not because she
is a woman and therefore less than a man. No Muslim understands that. No Muslim scholar understands that. And certainly the Quran and the tradition of the Prophet,
the Hadith makes that very categoric. No man is better than a woman and no woman
is better than a man because of gender. But rather
it is piety and closeness to Allah. ุฅูููู ุฃูููุฑูู
ูููู
ู ุนูููุฏู ุงูููููู ุฃูุชูููุงููู
ู The Quranic verse states
that the most noble of you in the esteem of Allah
are those who are most righteous. And so there are other,
more pragmatic reasons. Most people who jump to the conclusion that women have less inheritance than men do so based on one
verse of the Quran that says, ูููุฐููููุฑู ู
ูุซููู ุญูุธูู ุงูุฃููุซููููููู and a male has twice the share of a woman. But what most people don't realize
is that there are 34 cases in Islamic sacred law
in which women can inherit property. Did you know that? 34 cases. One of those cases
is the one that you were referring to where she may get half to that of a man. In fact, in 14 of those cases,
according to Muslim scholars,
she inherits more than a man. Why? Because the man has the responsibility
to completely provide financial security for his household And a woman is not entitled to, unless she chooses to, to spend a penny from her money,
even if she was a millionaire. Then the issue of inheritance also must be connected
to financial responsibility. Again, it's got nothing to do with the assumption and dare I say, the false assumption
that because she's less than men, Certainly the Quran and the
tradition of the Prophet Muhammad never tells us that and this is not the understanding of the Muslim Scholars. So it's the middle path, it's balance. And remember
the best of us in the esteem of God from the Islamic perspective
are those who are most righteous. Look Khadija, I didnโt want to be the one to tell you this. But heโs also been sending me messages. After marriage he will be worse.
