GUIDING LIGHTS: Spiritual Role of Women in Islam

Islam gives equal status, rights, and blessings to men and women in this world and the Hereafter. In the early period of Islam, women were fully active in different fields of life, from housework to agriculture to business and from worship in the mosque and outside work. The modern world offers plentiful opportunities for women to choose from remaining within the bounds of modesty and piety. As educators, they can equip an entire generation with standard education and as mothers, they can inculcate ethical training at home. Women can become instrumental in preparing the new generations to become aware, duty-conscious, and spiritual individuals.