Breaking myth about Muslim women’s education

Breaking myth about
Muslim women’s
education


Islam enjoins upon its followers
both men and women to
dedicate themselves fully to
learning knowledge. There is
an ingrained value in every
Muslim, man and woman alike
to pursue knowledge and to
learn about God's Truth.
Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H)
advised his followers to seek
knowledge from every nook
and corner of the world. In
keeping with this value, Muslim
women are continuing to make
headway in the field of
science and their participation
in terms of graduation ratios
often surpasses that of
western women in pursuing
scientific degrees according to
UNESCO.
Contrarily, the western media
is never tired of churning out
stereotypes and outdated
clichés about the Muslim
women. Their favourite
propaganda line is that it is
because of discrimination
ordered by the Islam that the
Muslim women lag behind in
the field of education. The
western mind gets swayed in
favour of this kind of
reasoning when it is repeated
over and over, while the fact
is that truth is other way
round. The Islamic message,
which stresses gender equity
and rights for women, is
often polluted by competing
cultural values that have no
basis in Islam scripture.
The quest for knowledge has
always applied to women in
Islam. God has made no
difference between genders in
this area. The Prophet (P.B.U.H)
once said: "Seeking knowledge
is a mandatory for every
Muslim (male and
female)." (Sahih Bukhari)
History bears witness to the
fact that the Muslim women
have achieved numerous
excellences in the field of
science and technology
thereby opening ways for
more exploration through their
findings and dedication.

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