Hadith Qudsi #21

 

 
Greed knows no bounds.

For some people it's not enough to hire workers for starvation wages.  One has to figure a way to cheat them out of their dues.

There's pretty good authority that Hadith Qudsi #21 applies to both Muslims and non-Muslims.

Societal Attitudes Hold Back Saudi Women - Not Religion

It's fairly typical that when a businessman fears a competitor he seeks to disadvantage or bar them from competing.  And usually tries to find some high sounding reason to disguise the true reason.

It's refreshing to see this poll disabuse the notion that keeping women in an inferior state is founded on  Islam.  Rather it's founded on (a) traditional societal beliefs which have been conflated with Islam and (b) fear of competition. 

When a nation does not employ all its capital - human, financial, etc - its achievements are lower than if it did.

Harassment of Women

SAA

A distressing article.

Much stern talk comes from self-proclaimed defenders of Islam about the conduct of women.

Since my own reading of the Qur'an (Sura AlNur as above)  suggests that there is an obligation on Muslim men as well, I have a question for these defenders of virtue and preventers of vice.

Does their failure to devote at least equal time to men's conduct reflect a determination that

1. there are no truly Muslim men in the country to admonish and so no need to speak up
   
2. that men - whether Muslim or not - cannot be taught morals (as apparently women can) and so such efforts would be without result?
   

As a side note, once Umm Arqala (of Shirk fil Baraada fame) was walking along the corniche in Cairo and some young lads made some rude comments.  She turned and asked them (in what she described as a rather loud voice)  if they respected their mothers and sisters.

As with the tahini episode, I was absent.   Local mutawi'iyn and their  unofficial ansar were strangely absent.  Remarkable as the corniche was packed.  Perhaps though it was filled with those from more permissive religions or none at all.   Later that day we were walking in those same steps.  When the young lads saw Umm and Abu Arqala approaching, they scurried away.   I'm guessing not hurrying to salat.

But God knows best.