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    The Truth About Islam and Women
    The Truth About Islam and Women
    The Truth About Islam and Women
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    The Truth About Islam and Women

    By John Ankerberg and Emir Caner

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    Emir Caner, converted Sunni Muslim and coauthor of the bestselling Unveiling Islam, joins apologist John Ankerberg, host of the powerhouse John Ankerberg Show, to provide a helpful resource for informed Muslim—Christian interaction.

    Immersed in the Islamic worldview as the son of a devout mosque leader, Caner gives readers the real picture of women under Islam. He and Ankerberg delve under the claims of Muslim apologists and open readers' eyes to...

    • the conditions of near-slavery women suffer in many Islamic cultures
    • the contempt for women found in the Qu'ran
    • Muhammad's ambivalence toward females
    • the dehumanizing double standard regarding men's and women's sexual behavior
    • the problems with judging Islam by considering only North American Muslims

    Finally, Ankerberg and Caner leave no doubt why, in the light of history, Christianity is the truly radical religion regarding the treatment and status of women. A great source for understanding and discussion.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarvest House Publishers
    Release dateFeb 1, 2009
    ISBN9780736936644
    The Truth About Islam and Women
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    John Ankerberg

    John Ankerberg, host of the award-winning John Ankerberg Show, has three earned degrees: an MA in church history and the philosophy of Christian thought, an MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a DMin from Luther Rice Seminary. He has coauthored the 2-million-selling Facts On series of apologetic books, as well as Taking a Stand for the Bible and Israel Under Fire.

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      The Truth About Islam and Women - John Ankerberg

      HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS

      EUGENE, OREGON

      Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright©1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.

      Verses marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)

      All emphasis (italics) in Scripture quotations has been added by the authors.

      Cover by Dugan Design Group, Bloomington, Minnesota

      Cover photos © Roberto A. Sanchez / iStockphoto; StockXpert

      THE TRUTH ABOUT ISLAM AND WOMEN

      The Truth About Islam Series

      Copyright © 2009 by John Ankerberg and Emir Caner

      Published by Harvest House Publishers

      Eugene, Oregon 97402

      www.harvesthousepublishers.com

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Ankerberg, John, 1945-

      The truth about Islam and women / John Ankerberg and Emir Caner.

      p. cm.

      Includes bibliographical references.

      ISBN 978-0-7369-2503-7 (pbk.)

      1. Women in Islam. 2. Islam—Controversial literature. 3. Apologetics. 4 Christianity and other religions—Islam. 5. Islam—Relations—Christianity. I. Caner, Emir Fethi. II. Title.

      BP173.4.A54 2009

      297.082—dc22

      2008038178

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, digital, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher.

      Contents

      Why the Truth Matters

      A Guide to Arabic Terms and Abbreviations

      Section One

      Influential Women in the Life of Muhammad

      1. Did Muhammad liberate or enslave women?

      2. What about Muhammad’s mother?

      3. What about Muhammad’s first wife, Khadijah?

      4. What about Muhammad’s later marriages?

      5. What other controversy about marriage stems from the life of Muhammad?

      Section Two

      Women in the Creation Order

      6. How does Islam misunderstand the biblical concept of the creation of women?

      7. What is a woman’s essential being and purpose?

      8. Was Eve’s salvation linked to Adam?

      9. Was Eve genetically inferior?

      Section Three

      Women and Spiritual Life

      10. What is the spiritual influence of Muhammad’s daughter Fatima?

      11. What is expected of women regarding the Pillars of Islam?

      12. How do women obtain eternal life in Islam?

      Section Four

      Women and Family

      13. What does Islam teach about the divinely ordained role of women in the family?

      14. Why do Muslims arrange marriages?

      15. Are Muslim wives treated as property?

      16. Is a Muslim woman’s obedience to her husband incontestable?

      17. Does Islam allow polygamy, concubines, and temporary marriages?

      18. Training children in the Islamic faith: What part does this play in the lives of Muslim women?

      19. What does Islam teach about divorce?

      20. What commands dominate the life of a devout Muslim woman?

      Section Five

      Women and Society

      21. Humiliation or humility: Why are Muslim women required to wear a veil?

      22. How does Islam view women’s education?

      23. What is the Muslim perspective on women in the workplace?

      24. Why does Islam exclude women from politics?

      Section Six

      Women and Infidelity

      25. Sexual infidelity: What does Islam teach?

      26. What is a modern-day example of an execution to purify the Muslim community? (The story of Soraya M.)

      27. Spiritual infidelity: How does Islam respond to women who turn from Allah?

      Section Seven

      Women and Jesus

      28. Biblical fidelity: Why do Muslim women risk everything to become Christians?

      29. What does Jesus offer to Muslims who desire eternal life?

      Additional Resources on Islam and Women

      Notes

      About the Authors

      Why the Truth Matters

      On a hot July summer morning, Omar and Aisha rush to the local hospital in Damascus, Syria, in eager anticipation of the birth of their first child. Dreaming of this day for years, they were preparing long before Aisha ever found out she was with child. As is common for many Muslim women, Aisha prayed to Allah about her desires to be a mother while repeatedly reciting sura 103 (Al-Asr, the Declining Day) and sura 112 (Al-Ikhlas, Sincerity).¹

      Omar, too, frequently recited sura 12 (Yusuf, Joseph) in hope that Allah would give them a beautiful child. After notification of her pregnancy, Aisha sought to perform good works, repented of prior sins (taubat), and prayed during the early hours of the day, three activities many Muslims believe are necessary in order to have healthy children. During her prenatal period, Aisha nourished her unborn child with halal (permitted) food. Muhammad once explained, If a woman eats sweet melon, she will give birth to a handsome and pretty child. These two devout Muslims diligently followed Islamic customs, hoping that Allah will bless their family with many children.

      Then, a baby girl is born. This beautiful, brown-eyed, seven-pound-nine-ounce infant has entered the world of Islam, a world intended to be a cradle-to-the-grave religion in which there are no irreligious acts. Immediately, her father whispers into her right ear Allahu Akbar (God is Great), an act intended to protect the little one from the wiles of Satan. He proceeds to whisper the rest of the call to prayer in her left ear.

      The baby is brought home as the excited young parents gleefully relate the news to their friends and family. On the seventh day after her birth, Omar sacrifices an animal (aqiqah) in proper manner. He ensures the goat is free from obvious handicap and sickness.² Like her mother and father, who were named after stalwarts of the Islamic faith, the baby is given a very precious name—Amina—the name of the prophet Muhammad’s own mother, who died while he was still a young child.³ Amina is brought to a respected man in the community, who places softened dates in her mouth (tahneek), a ritual whose significance is only known to Allah and Muhammad.⁴ Today, the joy of new creation is celebrated by the entire community that surrounds this little one.

      In submitting herself to Allah and doing what is right according to the Qur’an, she hopes that one day Allah will be pleased and grant her Paradise.

      Amina’s life will be much like her birth. Her devoted Muslim parents will strictly follow the dictates of the Qur’an and the

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