An analysis of socio-economic empowerment of women in the light of islamic perspectives

Abstract

This study aims to find out the socioeconomic empowerment of women in light of Islamic perspectives under the qualitative methodology using the secondary sources such as the Holy Quran of the Almighty Allah and the traditions (Sunna) of apostle of Almighty Allah. It is found that some of the rights such as the rights of inheritance, the rights of Mahr, and the rights to work and earn, rights in Islam such as the rights to education and the rights in family affairs, and the rights in the sanction of divorce endowed by the revelations of the Holy Quran of the Almighty Allah and the traditions (Sunnah) of the apostle of the Almighty Allah, Muhammad (PBUH) are instrumentally added with the ever valid advantages of empowering the Muslim women in the strengths and opportunities of economic ways of life. In Islamic perspectives, the principles of women empowerment are constitutionally concentrated from the derivation of revelation of the Holy Quran and the traditions of apostle, Muhammad (PBUH) and therefore they are originally persistent at the implementation of these principles among the Muslim community. In Islam, the observances and implementation of the Holy Quranic verses along with the accompaniment of the traditions (Sunnah) of apostle of the Almighty Allah should be perfectly practiced through the appropriate call and guidance in the light of the Islamic perspectives so as to produce an instrumental and positive results in the Muslim community in relation to the empowerment of women.