Religious Obligations of Muslim Women

The subject of the rights and duties of women in Islam has often been clouded by controversy. personal opinions and sheer ignorance. Although many scholars have dealt with this subject there has remained a need to discuss wider aspects of the issue than are often tackled. Maulana Abdul Ghaffar Hasan, a scholar of Hadith and member of the Islamic Ideological Council in Pakistan, originally presented this topic to the Council as a shon Urdu paper for discussion. Considering it to be a concise yet useful contribution the field, I rendered it into English. I am very grateful to my daughter Khola Hasan who not only edited the English version but also contributed to it with her thoughts thus adding to its substance beautifully.
I hope that this booklet will help to remove some of the misunderstandings, prejudiced opinions and falsehoods which circulate about the rights and duties of women in Islam.