THE PLACE OF WOMEN IN OUR SOCIETY 

         If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base

                                                                                                                      (Dave Barry)

           Women never enjoyed the status and respect that they enjoy today. They are playing their due role in all walks of life. Men have only gradually acknowledged their contribution towards Society. The concept of a male-dominant society is on the decline now. Women have proved that they are inferior to none.  

         Women had now respectable place in society ,before Islam came to their rescue. They were ill treated and had no rights to education, economic independence and inheritance. They were considered the product of the devil. The new-born girls were buried alive. They were also burnt alive with their dead husbands .

         Islam gave women respect and basic human rights. Women are playing their role today in different capacities. They enjoy better status now as a daughter, sister, wife and mother. They have social, financial and matrimonial independence.  They are no more confined to the four walls of their houses .They now fully participate in the social, political and economic development of the country.The main responsibility of a woman is to preserve the human race. For this, she has to bear many hardships. She gives birth to children, feeds them and helps them to grow up.

          It is quite true that great men have great mothers. The progress of a nation depends upon the way mothers bring up their children. If the women are educated, the society is bound to progress and prosper.

                                        "Once made equal to man, woman becomes superior."

                                                                                                                     (Socrates) 

          Women have always played an important role in the development of a nation. In the early days of Islam, women worked side by side with men. The history of the Muslims is full of the names of women who were eminent scholars, poets and Sufis such as Zainab, Sakinah and Rabah .They are also entitled to freedom of expression and to put forward their opinions on public, legislative and religious matters. In the battlefield, they nursed the injured, kept up the supplies and in certain cases, even fought bravely  rand died. Some women, of course, would like to choose some profession as a career and calm for themselves. There are certain jobs which women can do more easily and more efficiently than men. They can be very useful and successful teachers, doctors and nurses By nature, they are polite and sympathetic and can do well in teaching and medical professions.

           "A science career for woman is now almost as acceptable as being cheer leader." 

                                                                                                                      (Myra Barber)

                  The main duty of a woman is to be a good wife and good mother She is to look after the home and manage it to the best of her ability She should not neglect her duties as a wife or mother. If she does not do so, the society will go the dogs Islam and the constitution of Pakistan have conferred upon women an enviable place. They should not misunderstand and misuse the rights and powers given to them. They should participate very wisely in the main flow of life and contribute to the peace progress and prosperity of the country. They should remain peaceful with themselves and with the forces of nature around them.

       Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.

                                                                     (Samuel Johnsen)