FEMALE RIGHTS
This
section will examine the role of women in both Islaam and
Sikhism. Such an examination is necessary since it is
contended that Sikhism's treatment of women is more just and
humane as compared to Islaam.
The idea of equality is often used by the ardent Sikh
follower as a springboard to assert that Islaam not only
leads to the "oppression" of women, but also denies them
"rights of equality". This misunderstanding is often a
result of two major factors: hearsay and ignorance. Hence,
this undertaking, by the Will of Allaah, will aim to show
two things:
-
It was Islaam
that elevated women to a position unparalleled and
unsurpassed in the history of humankind providing them
with rights consistent with their role in life and
society.
-
The claims
and assertions of Sikhism is like the large hollow drum
- empty, yet producing the loudest noise.
This will be
done, insha'Allaah (God-Willing), by showing how
varied and precise the rights afforded to Muslim women are
in Islaam and challenging Sikhism to provide similar clear
proofs from their scripture - Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
It will be
apparent that any rights delineated therein are far and few
between, and that a claim to silence, i.e. an absence of
rights, is just as blameworthy as those who seek to violate
the rights of our women-folk.
This will show
that Sikhism cannot be true divine revelation from an
all-Compassionate and all-Merciful Creator wanting guidance
and clarity for humankind. On the contrary, it must be
viewed as a way of life that has many shortcomings and very
little solutions for this period of Kalyug we live in
- a period of intense decadence, nihilism, anarchy, hedonism
coupled with a breakdown of morality and civility around the
world. |
