Women in the Quran: Why are males mentioned directly and females indirectly?

to the user above me..

the sahaba (companions) were both male and female b/c to be a sahabi, you have to have seen the Prophet (S) and believe in him.

The most logical answer is that, revealations came to Muhammad (s). Muhammad (s), for greater part of his days, spent his time in the company of MALE companions and followers.

He preached and taught directly (mostly) to his MALE companions, who in turn conveyed the prophet's message to their wives, mothers, daughters and sisters.

This is also another reason, why I believe that Prophet Muhammad (s) was allowed to have more than 4 wives. Because his wives were teachers for other women. Hence more wives means more teachers. Wives are the closest companion of a man. And rarely a husband can conceal much from his wife.

Its well known that many female companions used to come to the wives of the Prophet for knowledge, regarding to Islam and Prophet's teachings. This continued to happen even after the death of the Prophet Muhammad (s)

EDIT:

''Females of the Prophets family were present during *SOME* of the Quranic revelations''.

He preached and taught directly (MOSTLY) to his male companions

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women are extra emotional than adult males. and don't attempt to act like women are dealt with unfairly in Islam. i'm very proud to be a Muslim lady and you would be attentive to that there is not any sexism in Islam. You ask various questions approximately Islam. in case you go with solutions, you may ask in a well mannered and respectful way, you mustn't disrespect yet another faith.

"O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam) He created his wife (Hawwa (Eve)), and from them both He created many men and women and fear Allah through Whom you demand your mutual (rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs (kinship). Surely, Allah is Ever an AllWatcher over you." ( Surat An-Nisâ' (The Women): 1).

The Qur’an is also the only scripture that directly addresses women and in

language that makes it clear that it does not view them as being less than men:

For Muslim men and women,--

For believing men and women,

For devout men and women,

For men and women who are

Patient and constant, for men

And women who humble themselves,

For men and women who give

In charity, for men and women

Who fast (and deny themselves).

For men and women who

Guard their chastity, and

For men and women who

Engage much in God's praise

For them has God prepared

Forgiveness and great reward. (33:35; in Ali, 1116-17).

The Qur’an is not a patriarchal text and that it opens up possibilities

for Muslims to theorize radical sexual equality. Of course whether or not we will

ever attempt to do this is another matter.

well i have found these articles helping

http://www.asmabarlas.com/TALKS/Groningen_Keynote....

http://www.rasoulallah.net/subject_en.asp?hit=1&pa...

Perhaps because it's mans job to protect women, so the orders are given directly to him, yet a woman can know what her rights are etc. too.

I might be wrong, it's just an idea.

Salam

Because it was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (saw). And to his companions (who were male, and present with them).

Edit: lol, Imam beat me to it.

:-)

I agree these answers

Surah 33. Al-Ahzab(35-73)

إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْقَانِتِينَ وَالْقَانِتَاتِ وَالصَّادِقِينَ وَالصَّادِقَاتِ وَالصَّابِرِينَ وَالصَّابِرَاتِ وَالْخَاشِعِينَ وَالْخَاشِعَاتِ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقَاتِ وَالصَّائِمِينَ وَالصَّائِمَاتِ وَالْحَافِظِينَ فُرُوجَهُمْ وَالْحَافِظَاتِ وَالذَّاكِرِينَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَاتِ أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًا﴿33:35﴾

(33:35) Most surely *53 the men and the women who have surrendered themselves to Allah; *54 who are believing, *55 obedient, *56 truthful, *57 and patient; *58 who bow down before Allah, *59 practise charity, *60 observe the fasts, *61 guard their private parts *62 and remember Allah much: *63 Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a vast reward. *64

*53 Presentation of this theme immediately after the foregoing paragraph contains a subtle allusion to the faet that the -instructions given above to the Holy Prophet's wives are not exclusively meant for them but the Muslim society as a whole should reform itself in accordance with them.

*54 "Who have surrendered themselves to Allah : Who have accepted Islam as a code of life for themselves, and have decided to follow it in their lives, and who have no wish to resist the Islamic way of life and thought, but have adopted the way of obedience and submission to it.

*55 "Who are believing": Whose obedience is not merely outward nor unwilling but who sincerely regard the guidance given by Islam as based on the truth whose faith is that the way shown by the Qur'an and the Holy Prophet Muhammad (upon whom be Allah's peace and blessings) is the only right and straight way in following which alone lies their true success. That which has been declared as wrong by Allah and His Prophet is certainly wrong even according to their judgement and that which has been declared as right by AIlah and His Prophet is certainly right even according to their thinking and sense. Psychologically and intellectually also they do not regard as improper any injunction that has been enjoined by the Qur'an and Sunnah, and do not remain on the lookout to change it somehow to suit their own desire or mould it according to the current trends of the world, avoiding at the same time the blame that they have effected a change in the Command given by AIlah and His Prophet. The Holy Prophet has described the true state of faith in a Hadith in these words: "He who reconciled himself to Allah as his Lord and to Islam as his Way of Life and to Muhammad as his Messenger, has the true taste of Faith." (Muslim) In another Hadith, he has explained it thus: "None of you becomes a believer until the desires of his self become subordinate to what I have brought." (Sharh as-Sunnah)

*56 That is, "They do not rest content with mere belief but are obedient practically also. They are not the sort of the people who would honestly believe that what Allah and His Messenger have commanded was true but would violate it in practice: that they would sincerely regard what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden as bad but would go on following the same in practical life."

*57 That is, "They are truthful in their speech and honest in thou dealings. They do not deal in lies, deceptions, frauds and forgeries. They utter with their tongues only what their conscience approves as true. They practise and perfom only what they honestly find to be in accordance with righteousness and truth, and they arc honest in all their dealings with others."

*58 That is, "They patiently and steadfastly bear and face all the obstacles, dangers, difficulties and losses that they might have to encounter in following the right way taught by Allah and His Messenger and in establishing Allah's Religion in the world; no fear and no temptation and no lust of the self can succeed in diverting them from the right way."

*59 That is, "They arc free from pride, vanity and haughtiness: they havc full understanding of the reality that they arc servants and they havc no other position than that of servitude. Therefore, their hearts as well as their bodies remain bowed before Allah, dominated by fear of Him. They never display the attitude which is the hall-mark of the lives of those who are fearless of God and arc involved in arrogance. " From the sequence it appears that the mention of Khushu' (expression of humility) in particular along with the general attitude of the fear of God implies the Prayer, for the mention of the practice of charity and fast has been made just after it. .......................................................................

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