Misconceptions about women
True or false : Women are forced to wear the hijab
False: In Islam it is forbidden to force someone into doing anything, such as wearing the hijab. That choice is solely decided by the individual who would or would not be wearing the hijab.
What was the name of the Prophet’s (pbuh) first wife?
Khadījah
Where does paradise lie?
Under your mother’s feet
True or false: A husband’s money is also considered his wife's money, but a wife’s money is only hers (she can choose to share it or not)
True
What is a common misconception about the treatment of men and women in Islam?
Women are not treated as equals to men is Islam
What is the Virgin Mary’s Islamic name?
Maryam bint Imran
What did the prophet (pbuh) repeat three times before dying?
"Take care of women"
Who invented glasses for people with cerebral blindness?
Mariam Al-Otaibi & Bedour Al-Maghrabi
True or false: Women have to work in the house and aren’t allowed to get a job
False
Who invented the first university?
Fatima al-Fihri
When asked ”‘O Messenger of God, who is the person who has the greatest right on me with regards to kindness and attention?” what did the prophet respond with?
"Your mother"
The Al-Sayyida Nafisa Mosque was named after who?
Sayyida Nafisah bint al-Hasan al-Anwar
Why do people assume Muslim women are “meek” and “mild?”
This stems from many things, one being it’s because we dress modestly
Who is the first martyr in Islam?
Sumayyah bint Khayyat
Who said this?:
“Take my advice with regard to women: Act kindly towards women, for they were created from a rib, and the most crooked part of a rib is its uppermost. If you attempt to straighten it; you will break it, and if you leave it alone it will remain crooked; so act kindly toward women.” Who said this?
Abu Hurairah says that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said this.
Who is the first female private space explorer?
Anousheh Ansari
Why is converting for marriage not as strong as converting without it?
Converting is about personal choice and converting simply to marry or being forced to is breaking God’s wish
Who believed in Allah despite the views of her powerful husband?
Asiyah bint Muzahim: Musa’s adoptive mother and the wife of the Pharaoh mentioned in the Quran
Who reported the hadith:
“The most complete believer in faith is the best in morals, and the best among you is the best to their wives.”
Al-Tirmidhi
Who opened the first faculty of nursing in Saudi Arabia?
Samira Ibrahim Islam