Senèn Wagé, 5 Mulud
Why The Prophet Risked Being Called a
- Because she was a fresh slate and very bright; she soaked up knowledge like a sponge.
- Because she was a woman, and choosing her as the keeper of his legacy was a response to anyone who'd say that women has half of a man's brain.
- Because she had a long and childless life ahead of her; thus the time to spread the Prophetic knowledge, even the most private habits.
- Because her father, Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, was The Prophet's best friend. This emphasizes the importance of genetic and genealogical heritage in choosing a spouse.
- Because she was feminine. She expressed jealousy when she felt like it. She cooed to him and enjoyed his attention and kisses (so much that she bragged about it). A lesson for you boys to never underestimate the power of feminine beauty. Or (Hershey) kisses.
Why Jesus Took A Former Prostitute as One of His Closest Disciples 2
- Because she had a past. That's a lesson in forgiveness and sins redeemed.
- Because she was beautiful and wealthy. An age-old lesson in female currency: You can use it for right, or for wrong.
- Because her past made her strong enough to endure the sight of her beloved prosecuted.
- Because she, "of all those whom Jesus had left on earth, was his beloved...was the one who stayed and wept".
- Because her life made it all the reasonable to spend the rest of it on a different cause, other than childbearing and housekeeping.
So why were women never called to prophecy?
Despite the Lord's acknowledgment in feminine intellect and strength (remember the Prophet's aunt, Sophie?), there's never been a Holy Call for a Prophetess. Doesn't the Lord believe in equality? Does the Lord think that childbearing could interfere with her career as His Messenger?
I'll leave the lines below empty for you to fill up, as much as you want. Every time someone tells me something reasonable, I'll add it, crediting it to your genius (or deviation).
And if I've tagged you on Facebook, it's your thoughts I'm specifically interested in. And if I don't, go ahead anyways. The invitation to thought is indefinite.3
Responses (so far):
- Because men and women have different roles to play. Important in their own ways, the roles complement each other. The nature of Prophetic job is suitable to men.
All that aside, the question is: Who has chosen to have men as Prophets? God. None can question His actions, but we will be questioned about ours. Plus His Wisdom and Knowledge is perfect, so there is no question of injustice, inequality.- By Saudi Lives - True that it's God's will, but we should try to reason it from our own understanding as well. The Lord does believe in Equality. But at that time, the society didn't, and He took this into account.
Women were treated like nothing but mere slaves and child-bearers. Would society have listened to them? The answer is NO. They would've suffered more if they were called into Prophecy.
He created men with more physical strength to endure the aggression perpetrated by the ignorants, whereas women would've drown in the face of this adversity (I can only imagine; live burial, gang rape, genitals mutilation, and various other forms of torture) [Some of which, still exists today - ed.]. And yes, this would've also interfered with our assigned role as mothers, wives and sisters.
We as women, already have our own responsibility of shaping the prosperity of mankind.- By Dee Nord - Because the Prophet was a special man. He was a model. And I don't think we need to question God's choice, personally speaking.
We women shine in other ways and means that men cannot. It's just like saying that men would be total cowards if they were the ones having children.
And oh Hning, the term "nymphomaniac" is used for females. It's "satyr" for guys. [Noted. Thanks, Coral. - ed.]- By Coralbead - Because...
I wish you a nice, thoughtful day.
Afterthoughts:
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Nice post :)
My answer: Because men and women have different roles to play. Important in their own ways, the roles complement each other.
The nature of Prophetic job is suitable to men.
All that aside, the question is: Who chose to have men as Prophets? God.
None can question His actions, but we will be questioned about ours.
Plus His Wisdom and Knowledge is perfect, so there is no question of injustice, inequality.
OK, now where's the prize? :P
Mas'lahji.
Perk up your site. Your response has been credited to you, and links directly there. I've been told that occasionally generate traffic. So, that's my prize. And you're welcome. :P
By the way, well said. Congrats on your neutrality. I'm now worried if your response was so good that others lose their confidence in responding. Tsk... :-)
Well the Prophet was a special man. He was a model. And I don't think we need to question God's choice, personally speaking.
We women shine in other ways and means that men cannot. It's just like saying that men would be total cowards if they were the ones having children.
And oh Hning the term "nymphomaniac" is used for females. It's "satyr" for guys.
Ah!! Yeas!! I was waiting for that!! Someone told me that Nympho was the wrong word. But stopped there. Thank you!
How about Virgin Mary? Or Pharaoh's wife? Can they be seen as Prophetesses? They are part of the Qur'anic/Biblical narrative of human beings' journey to rediscover God, and I think they had their own prophetic roles.
As far as I know, the Ladies never recieved the Holy Call. But they did set examples on how to be die-hard cadres for the Holy Campaign.
I chose to talk about Lady Aisha because of her scandalous marriage, and St.Maria Magdalene because she's so humane.
Not belittling the major impact that Lady Asia and the Virgin Mary upon the Prophets in their time, but those ladies were boring goody-two-shoes.
They were too perfect. And hard to pick on. Hence making it all the more difficult to identify with.
(Forgive me, M'Ladies, for I've been blatant in describing your suffering and sacrifice. Am still a big fan. Really. Amen.)
According to some scholars women like Maryam were prophets. There are even some scholars from classical times claiming this, like Ibn Hazm.
Your post shows an interesting interpretation of the topic.
It is true that "ages for marriage" are culturally relative. Some Australian Aborigines used to marry their daughters of at about the age of 4 ... and that was a cultural mecessity, within their system.
Thank you for some thoughts applying that important realization.
However, personally I am very much against these practices, I think of them as irresponsible and I do not think that our Prophet took part in them.
The hadeeth reports on Aisha´s age at marriage are very contradictory.
Some hold that she was already a young woman when married.
Only Abu Hurayrah claims that she was still a child and his reports are not accepted at all by some groups (e.g. Shiites, most Muslim Modernists). Furthermore he is the source of quite a number of other highly problematic anti-quranic misogynistic ahadith.
Quite frankly, I don´t trust him as soon as he starts talking about women.
The Quran holds that for marriage one has to be of mature age and be able to give mature consent to it.
Leila,
Thank you for participating and welcome to my blog. And I'm not going to agree or disagree with you because just thinking about these arguments are tiring. But thank you for the intellectual boost. :)
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