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* the fact that merit has one thousand components, only one of which is attributable to women while 999 are attributable to men | * the fact that merit has one thousand components, only one of which is attributable to women while 999 are attributable to men | ||
* the fact that if women are profligate, they will be given twice as much torment as the rest of the community at the Resurrection Day | * the fact that if women are profligate, they will be given twice as much torment as the rest of the community at the Resurrection Day | ||
* the fact that if their husbands die they must observe a waiting period of four months and ten days before remarrying<ref>''Counsel for Kings''. Al Ghazzali.</ref> | * the fact that if their husbands die, they must observe a waiting period of four months and ten days before remarrying<ref>''Counsel for Kings''. Al Ghazzali.</ref> | ||
* the fact that if their husbands divorce them, they must observe a waiting period of three months or three menstrual periods before remarrying. | |||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
{{Quote||Marriage is a form of slavery. The woman is man’s slave and her duty therefore is absolute obedience to the husband in all that he asks of her person. A woman, who at the moment of death enjoys the full approval of her husband, will find her place in Paradise.}} | {{Quote||Marriage is a form of slavery. The woman is man’s slave and her duty therefore is absolute obedience to the husband in all that he asks of her person. A woman, who at the moment of death enjoys the full approval of her husband, will find her place in Paradise.}} | ||
{{Quote||"Do not add evil to unhappiness. (Muhammad and Caliph Umar Ibn al-Khattab commanded you to) Prevent women from learning to write, adopt positions opposite those of women. There is great virtue in such opposition."}} | |||
{{Quote||If you relax the woman’s leash a tiny bit, she will take you and bolt wildly. Their deception is awesome and their wickedness is contagious; bad character and feeble mind are their predominant traits.}} | |||
==Citations== | ==Citations== | ||
[[Category:Islamic scholars]] | [[Category:Islamic scholars]] | ||