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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger

Sayings of Our Prophet (pbuh) in

Praise of Women

The Qur'an must of course be our guide if we are to properly un-

derstand the place of women in Islam. Since our Prophet (pbuh) ap-
plied the Qur'an alone, we can be certain of the veracity of those ha-
diths which describe practices compatible with the Qur'an. These
trustworthy hadiths contain meanings and practices completely at

variance with those of the fabricated hadiths that exhibit a frightening
attitude toward women and are totally divorced from the spirit of
the Qur'an. Some of the hadiths that are very probably trustworthy
because of their compatibility with the Qur'an are as follows:

Made beloved to me from your world are

women and perfume, and the coolness of my
eyes is in prayer. (Ahmad and an-Nasa'i)

Only a person of nobility and honor will
value woman. Only bad and base people will

despise them... (Ibn 'Asakir)

The best of you are those who are best to

their women. (Ibn 'Asakir)

Do not torture your wives! They are entrusted

to you by God. Be mild towards them and
do favors! (Sahih Muslim)

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