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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger

forget - and women are much more punctilious than men on
such matters - the presence of another party will still free her from
that psychological burden.

That psychological burden and the possibility of forgetting also
apply to men, of course. Yet it is always women who are protected in
the psychological and material senses in the Qur'an. Our Lord has
created women as entities who attach great importance to details,

who take even minor responsibilities very seriously, and who are
generally punctilious and highly responsible. Therefore, the burden
that a woman will feel, especially during material borrowing, will be
very heavy due to the form in which she is created. Almighty God
has brought in such a source of easing in order to protect her and
prevent her coming under psychological pressure. This is another

manifestation of the lofty value that our Lord places on women.

It must not be forgotten that a woman, the Queen of Sheba, is
described as a head of state in the Qur'an, and she is emphasized as a
powerful decision-maker. This means that in the view of the Qur'an,
women are intelligent enough and have sufficient strength of character
to govern a state. Therefore, those persons who interpret the above
verse, which explicitly protects women on the subject of borrowing,

to mean that women are lacking in intelligence are expressing their
own wishes, ignoring the commandment in the Qur'an. Yet for us,
the only measure is that of the Qur'an.

Women's Inheritance Rights

The way that women enjoy half the share of men under inheri-
tance law is another subject frequently misinterpreted by many people.
Some people who fail to grasp the spirit of the Qur'an, the basic es-
sentials of Islam and the protectiveness and affection of our Lord

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