"Say We believe in God and what is revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and I`saac and Jacob and the Tribes, and what was entrusted to Moses and Jesus and the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them and to Him we have surrendered."
(Quran 3: 84)
"And among His signs is this: That He created mates for you from yourselves that you may find rest, peace of mind in them, and He
ordained between you love and mercy. Lo, herein indeed are signs for people who reflect." (The Qur'an 30:21)
Understand the Status of Women in Islam - by Shahina Siddiqui . In this
essay, the author has tried to clear the misconceived notions that the West has developed about the status of Women in Islam and
is a must read towards removing such notions.