Sīrat of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the social problems facing women in Pakistan

Abstract

The Islamic history is full of significant and vital achievements of women. A man has no significant role to play in society without worthy cooperation of women. It was grief fact that women have no respect in society before the emergence of Islam Respect and women. But Islam provided unique respect to women in all segments of society. Islam raised the status of women by ranking her in the form of mother, sister and wife.

Women have to confront with a lot of issues and social problems in Islamic Republic of Pakistan whether she belongs to urban or rural areas. like deprived of education, forced marriages with Quran, divorce, suicide, deprivation of inheritance, remarriages of widows are the most awaiting problems for serving women.

Islam has provided complete solutions to all these social evils about 1400 hundred years ago. The Holy Quran, Sunnah and Islamic principles have provided protections, self-respect and sacredness to women in all dimensions of all social setup. it can be concluded that Islam has provided best solution to the social problem confronted by contemporary women