What does the Quran say about the rights and status of women?
- Written by Christopher van der Krogt, Honorary Research Associate, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Muslims believe the Quran to be the final revelation of God (Allah) revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (c.570-632 CE). It has quite a lot to say about the rights and status of women though its meaning is not always clear.
Raising the status of women
Our knowledge of women’s place in pre-Islamic Arab society is limited, but the Quran evidently...





