Friday sermon: Treat women with respect and kindness

The sermon highlights the high status Islam affords women, noting it grants them the right to education, inheritance and reward.

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Treat women well and respect their rights, this week's sermon urges worshippers.

It highlights the high status Islam affords women, noting it grants them the right to education, inheritance and reward.

The sermon notes a verse from the Quran that states: "For men is a share of what they have earned, and for women is a share of what they have earned." It also quotes a hadith by the Prophet Mohammed, which says: "Women are the counterpart of men."

Islam focuses on women's role in educating younger generations. "Islam sets for them the prominent mission of building society and preparing its members for life," notes the sermon.

Prophet Mohammed stressed that women should be treated well, saying: "So act kindly towards women."

Verses in the Quran highlight the status of women. "O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul and created from it its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women."

The Prophet urged people to appreciate women's roles as mothers and educators by saying: "Your mother, again your mother, again your mother, then your father," meaning the mother was worth three times the reward of the father. He also dedicated a special day in the week to educate women in his majlis.