The right to education in Islam is for men and women

Dr..

Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al-Haddad

January 13, 2023

Our noble Islamic law is the most important of the heavenly laws, caring for knowledge and knowledge for all human beings, male and female. The first word of the book of God Almighty, which is the first constitution of our law, is the command to read, and praise for knowledge, to prove that knowledge is the basis of this glorious law, not ignorance and stupidity. Therefore, the first mission of the Messenger of God, our master Muhammad, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, was to teach, as he, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I was only sent as a teacher.”

﴿لَقَدْ مَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ بَعَثَ فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ يَتْلُو عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتِهِ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَإِنْ كَانُوا مِنْ قَبْلُ لَفِي ضَلَالٍ مُبِينٍ﴾، وهذا امتنان عظيم على المؤمنين والمؤمنات على حد سواء بهذه المهمة العظيمة لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وصحبه وسلم، وقد The Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, was sent to the human race and the genie, male and female.

Because they are entrusted with legal rulings, and those who are qualified to be able to learn and know, so those entrusted must appreciate this great favor, and they represent knowledge in themselves by learning and teaching, and the secret in that is that the Islamic Sharia is all provisions and etiquette, and there is no excuse for anyone not to apply its provisions or apply its etiquette and morals;

Because the acceptance and validity of deeds is linked to their performance on the face of knowledge, otherwise it is a response to the one who does it. Therefore, seeking knowledge was obligatory for every Muslim, as stated in the hadith, that is, a Muslim woman;

Because it is included in the discourse of the Muslim

and the believer;

Because they are both expensive.

That is why it was obligatory on states first, and on the general public second;

That they provide beneficial learning in the religion and the world, otherwise they would neglect the most important tasks in the religion, and God will ask them about that.

Education is a right for the individual to live honorably with knowledge, and useful in society, whether in that of males or women. Whoever prevents the education of women is preventing them from a legal, national and social right, and thus he is unjust in that, and contrary to the guidance of Islam, on which its people do not differ. The methodology of Islam since its first inception He was concerned with the education of women as he cared for the education of men, and among them were the women of hadeeth, the jurists, the fatwas, the female physicians, the women of letters, the leaders, and the fighters. And women.” Lady Aisha, may God Almighty be pleased with her, used to say: “How good are the women, the women of the Ansar. Shyness did not prevent them from teaching them about the religion.”

Thus, it was known that the right of women to education is no less than the right of men, if not more than that.

Because women are the sisters of men in terms of rights and duties, and they have a legal, national and societal responsibility that exceeds the responsibility of men. They are the ones who raise generations to virtues, and they are the ones who teach their sisters about their religion, and they are the ones who perform medical and social services that men are not capable of, and other tasks Which can only be performed with education and knowledge, so it was necessary to take care of them by teaching and educating them and providing them with modern skills that are suitable for time and place, otherwise they would be a burden on men, and they would not achieve the noble goal of motherhood for young women, as Shawqi, may God have mercy on him, said:

And if the women grew up in illiteracy * the men were breastfed in ignorance and idleness.

As Hafez Ibrahim said:

Whoever is responsible for educating women is * in the East the reason for that failure

The mother is a school, if you prepare her * you prepare a people of good races

Mother Rawd If his pledge is alive * Irrigation leaves whatever sheds

The mother is the master of the robotic teachers * Their exploits filled the horizons

We ask God to see people and guide them to the right path.

• Whoever prevents the education of women is preventing them from a legal, national and social right.

Grand Mufti, Director of Ifta Department in Dubai

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