Importance of Women

“No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you.”  Muhammad Ali Jinnah

As a nation and as an Islamic Country we are bound to respect women and give them their proper and deserving place in the society. Islam was the first to give respect and honor to women in a society where women were looked upon as a mere tool for reproduction and fulfillment of desire and nothing else. Pakistan would not have been possible without the efforts and the role the women. Looking at this great and important role of women Muhammad Ali Jinnah always supported and encouraged women leadership. The importance of role of women can be well acquainted from the quote of Quad-i-Azam above.

A country that produced brave women leaders like Fatimah Ali Jinnah and daughter of the East Benazir Bhutto, women of that country now faces brutality, violence and extremism. Mukhtara Mai is just one example. There are hundreds and thousands of cases that goes unreported in which women are suppressed, tortured, raped and beaten up. Most of the time women are forced to marry men double of their age and they could not speak a word to defend themselves.

This social injustice and brutality needs to be stopped and someone has to come forward. Stopping or even lowering such cases is not only a social responsibility but is also our Islamic duty. Our faith teaches us to respect women, honor them and guard them against all evils and this could only be done by empowering women through education and giving them justice. Justice will give them confidence and confidence can do wonders.

Women is an important part of our lives, a part that completes our lives. Women is like a morning nectar of the rose that sends its fragrance into the air and freshens everyone, similarly women with their love as a mother, wife and sister are enriching our lives. 

Value Your Women.

By: Farid Faizan.