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Adnan Oktar
Harun Yahya

lam in various ways but since they possess a prejudiced mindset and
are ignorant of the true moral values of Islam as described in the Ko-

ran they do not realize that women are held much superior to men in
the Koran.
With the revelation of the Koran, the perverse perspective toward
women in the time of ignorance was eliminated and women gained a
respected place in society. Our Prophet (pbuh) always attached great
value to women, and through the verses of the Koran, sent down to
him as a mercy by our Lord, he never allowed women to be treated as
second-class people. At the same time, our Prophet regarded women
as a blessing and harbored a profound love, compassion, affection and
respect for them. Our Prophet expresses these profound feelings for
women in the following wise words:

I was made to love three things in this world; fine scent, pure women and-
prayer, the light of my eyes. (An-Nasai, Ishrata an-Nisa 1, [7, 61])

Trustworthy hadiths handed down from our Prophet Muham-
mad (pbuh) clearly show the value attached to women in Islam. Some
of these hadiths read as follows:
Only noble and honorable people value women. And only evil and base
people despise them... (Ibn al-Asakir)
The best of you is he who treats women best. (Ibn al-Asakir )
Do not distress your women. They are entrusted to you by Almighty God.
Be gentle with them and treat them well! (Muslim)
Almighty God will love and increase the sustenance of people who treat
their women well and laugh with them. (Ibn al-Lal)
The most superior believer is the virtuous who treats his wife the best and
most generously. (Tirmidhi)
The best Muslim is he who treats his wife best. Of you all, I am the one
who treats his wife best. (an-Nasai)
Someone who smiles at his wife earns as much merit as someone who frees
a slave. (R. Nasihin)

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