CONTENTS

• Introduction

• Role of Women in Religion

• Independence and Freedom of Choice

• Gender Equality

• Equality in Practice

• Equality and Feminism

• Restrictions on Women

• Role as Vicegerents

o What does this mean for women?

• Women as leaders of Prayer

• Women's role in Religious activities and Friday Prayer

• Equality of Women and Combat

• Examples of Women

o Queen of Sheba's example of Spirituality and Leadership

• Bibliography

Introduction

Islam was first known as a faith of a small community in the 7th century and quickly

became a top world known religion. Robert Wuthnow says the central core of the

Islamic faith, is the belief that Muhammad received a revelations from God that have

been preserved in a book called the Koran. (Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion, 1998

ed., vol.2 "Islam"). [1]

Religion and prayer in Islam cannot be understated. Prayer for all Muslims is an......

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