As for women, majority of Masjids allow women in the masjid. Some masjids do not allow women, but that is a clear VIOLATIONS of the commands of Prophet Mohamed (peace be upon him) when he said " do not prohibit your women from praying in the masjid".
Islam does not forbid women from going to the mosque. In fact, it was encouraged by the Prophet (pbuh) when he said: “Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from going to the mosque…” (Muslim, Abu Dawud).
Chest and legs should be covered. You can carry your own scarf to cover your head but please note scarves are provided at the entrance of every mosque. If you are wearing leggings, tights or skirts, wraps will be provided at the entrance.
Women are also allowed — indeed, required, just like every other physically and financially able Muslim is — to perform the hajj. However, they have to be accompanied by an appropriate male guardian (called a mahram).
A handful of women have been trained as imams in order to serve these mosques. However, in at least some communities where these mosques operated, women were not allowed in the men's mosques. In recent years, efforts have been made to establish similar mosques in India and Iran.
Ali said the Koran is clear that Muslim men are allowed to marry non-Muslim women as long as their brides are “People of the Book” — Christians or Jews, both of whom recognize Abraham as their spiritual forefather, as Muslims do. A Muslim woman, however, cannot marry a non-Muslim man unless he converts.
Yet, perhaps because of her sex, Mary's prophethood is not widely accepted. Nevertheless, Mary is still revered by many Muslims, mostly women, throughout the Islamic world. She is praised in the Quran: "Behold! the angels said: 'O Mary!
This opinion is supported by modern-day scholars and institutions such as Sheikh Yusuf Al Qaradawi,14 the European Fatwa Council, Darul Ifta of Egypt, Shaykh Qaradaghi, and scholars from Al- Azhar, who state that it is permissible for a woman to travel without a mahram.
When a woman enters into the state of consecration, or ihraam, for the pilgrimage or the Umrah, she must keep her face and hands uncovered. This is the sign that she is in ihraam, in the same way as a man cannot wear ordinary clothes.
Saudi Arabia has made the historic decision to allow women to attend the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages without a "mahram" or male guardian.
It is most appropriate to wear modest, loose-fitting clothes. For men, it is better to wear long pants, and for women to wear pants or full-length skirts or dresses, with long sleeves. Muslim women typically wear a headscarf as well.
There is nothing wrong with a woman wearing whatever she wants in her house, of clothes that women customarily wear in their houses, so long as she is certain that she will not be seen by men, as you say, and that they will not suddenly come into the place where she is.
Some Muslim women wear full-body garments that only expose the eyes, although there is no Quranic text requiring this extreme. Some cover every part of the body except their face and hands. Some believe only their hair or their cleavage is compulsory to hide, and others do not observe any special dress rules.
It never occurred to anyone of them that such talk is forbidden. Of course, if the conversation is frivolous or leads to suggestions that are not in line with the serious moral attitude of Islam, such conversation may be forbidden, but only because of its contents, and not for being between man and woman.
A Nikah generally takes place in a mosque, a rented venue, or at home. In the event that it's held in a mosque, it's likely that men and women will be segregated during the ceremony. In that case, the Wali (the father of the bride) can accept the Nikah and marriage contract on behalf of the bride.
The Mother of the Believers, Umm Salama, may God be pleased with her, said that a woman should pray in a hijab consisting of the veil and a shield or a robe so that the backs of her feet are covered from the view of others.
When asked regarding a woman who 'came for hajj and got her period after she entered iḥrām', and her 'maḥram [guardian] had to leave straightaway and she has no one else in Mecca', al-Munajjid rules that the woman should leave with her husband and return when pure, staying in the restricted state of iḥrām.
According to the majority of the scholars, however, to refrain from cutting your hair is recommended.
Thus, the ruling of wearing niqab or purdah is sunnah and prioritized for women. Thus, according to the above statement, wearing niqab or purdah for women when they are praying is makruh.
Divorce is not something that is forbidden in Islam. Under the Quran, a husband can leave his wife for up to four months in a trial separation. Once that four-month period has elapsed, the husband and wife are to reunite to continue their marriage or obtain a divorce.
Female employment. Some scholars refer to verse 28:23 in the Quran and to Khadijah, Muhammad's first wife, a merchant before and after converting to Islam, as indications that Muslim women may undertake employment outside their homes.
Generally, Muslims are told not to meet their spouse before marriage and are condemned from questioning this mentality. In truth, Islam teaches us love is kind, nourishing and pure. Meeting a spouse before marriage is wholly permitted and allowed if done with the right intentions and appropriately.
Who are the important female figures in Islam? There are four women in Islamic sources, both Shi'a and Sunni, who are given the status of the most revered women in Islam: Asiya wife of Pharaoh, Mary mother of Jesus, Khadija wife of the Prophet and Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet and Khadija.
Fāṭima bint Muḥammad (Arabic: فَاطِمَة ٱبْنَت مُحَمَّد, 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ (فَاطِمَة ٱلزَّهْرَاء), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija.
proph·et·ess ˈprä-fə-təs. Synonyms of prophetess. : a woman who is a prophet.