How Did The Hadiths Affect Early Islam?

First and foremost, women were seen as equal partners to men, as seen by Allah. This change is significant because many of the civilizations that came before Islam were patriarchal and saw women beneath men, socially. This is demonstrated in the Verses from the Qur’an (doc. 4). These verses (doc. 4) also violence was overall rejected. They state the you should not take anyone else’s land without justification. Also, they Qur’an looks down on people who attack others, as they have “wronged.” Another positive social change that came along with the Golden Age of Islam was the rise and prominence of education. It brought forth advances in science, mathematics (specifically geometry and astronomy), philosophy, and medicine, which is stated in the Saylor Academy article (doc. 5). Even poor children were taught, which was something is something that is not common in other civilizations. This shows how significant education was to the the Islamic people (doc. 6).

Mecca's central location was imperative to the success the city had in terms of trade, which is a major key to the expansion of Islam. In the article Great Ages of Man: Early Islam, Desmond Stewart writes, "it [Mecca] was at the crossroads of lucrative caravan trade" (Document A). The centrality of the location of Mecca allowed for people from all over the Middle East and Asia to be introduced to the new religion of Islam. The ideas and customs then spread along these routes. As well as being located on land routes, Mecca was also located on sea routes which also increased trade.

Historically, “Women and Gender in Islam” discusses the social, political, legal, and religious discourses and structures that have shaped the experience of Muslim women

The Quran had served as the cornerstone of the Islamic society. They spread the message of

Women had great social pressure on them to marry. Young girls were often married by the age of 13 or 14 . It was socially unacceptable if women were not married by the age of 25 . Marriage was mostly for economic benefits, not romantic situations. A wedding, rather than a religious ceremony, was a civil contract that set the responsibilities and duties of husband and wife . Once married, they legally became one with their husbands. Married women had no control of their earnings, inheritance, property, and also could not appear in court as a witness nor vote . Their husbands, therefore, were responsible for all aspects of their wife including discipline .

The male had to show the woman’s father his skills as a hunter or warrior. If the father was impressed and approved of the marriage, the man and woman would exchange gifts of horses and clothing and were considered married. The married couple would reside in their own tipi or with the husband’s family. Although the man was permitted more than one wife, typically he only chose one. In cases of more than one wife, quite often the male would choose a sister of the wife, believing that sisters would not argue as much as total strangers

The spread of Islam throughout the world was among the most significant worldwide movements in history. Beginning as the faith of a small community of believers in Arabia in the seventh century, Islam rapidly became one of the major world religions. The core beliefs and culture of this faith is the belief that Muhammad (570-632), a respected businessman in Mecca, a commercial and religious center in western Arabia, received revelations from God that have been preserved in the Qur'an. The core of Islam remains the same today after 1396 years. Islam still translates to “submission” and Muslims still live by the Qur’an and follow the 5 Pillars of Islam. However, throughout the Pre-Islamic, Umayyad, and Abbasid

I learned that during the 8th and 9th C.E. women became a sin towards men, making them cover themselves. Not once in the Quran passages does it mention the need for women to cover or wear a veil. Islam became a set of laws with both civil and religious laws combined that people must follow in the empire. All the documents provided evidence that Islam has a strong connection to the community and giving back to the community and the needy. The document 'The Hadiths' fails to answer how women are seen, but Strayer fills in the gap by informing us that the Muslim society has a negative view of women in this period, and the Hadiths hardly mention women. One question that developed that both Strayer and the Hadiths fails to mention the process of

This chapter begins with the Muhammad and the message he brings. It all began in the Arabian Peninsula, which was mostly desert. The people who lived there were called Nomadic Bedouin, and they are organized in family and clan groups. The importance of long-distance trade networks became important again between China, India, and Persia, Byzantium. The section starts talking about the early life Muhammad ibn Abdullah was born in to a Mecca merchant family in 570 C.E. He had a difficult life growing up, but in 595 C.E, he married a wealthy widow. By the time, he was thirty he became a merchant and exposed too many faiths. He had a spiritual transformation at the age of forty, and declared that there was only one true god, whose name was Allah, “the god.” His believe that Allah would soon bring judgment on the world, and the divine messenger, Gabriel, delivered these revelations to Muhammad. The Quran, also known as the “recitation,” is the holy book of Islam. Muhammad followers complied with his revelations. They had works of poetry and definitive authority on Islam;

The Bedouins, a pastoral society based people, dominated pre-Islamic Arabia, and had a culture centralized around clan life. One of the defining characteristics of this time in Arabia was the respect and importance of women, due to the frequent absence of men. With the beginning of Islam in 622 CE, women continued to receive that respect, along with more legal rights, such as the right to divorce. However patriarchy still played a part throughout both time periods.

At a young age A’isha understood how women within her religion were treated. Being born into the Muslim religion they practiced polygyny that raised many of these questions. “Men marry women for two reasons, A’isha. To give them pleasure in bed, and to bear their children. You cannot do either for the Prophet now, not until you begin your blood flow” (Jones, 47). A’isha feels inferior to Mohammed, but she is unable to bear child yet. Women were married

“Muslims often argue that Muhammad’s marriages after Khadijah were contracted not for pleasure, but for practical reasons, to confirm alliances and to give unprotected women, such as widows, a home” (Anderson and Young 220).

The only way to gain a higher social position and secure decent living conditions was through marriage. However, this institution also had its difficulties. Prior to a marriage, a woman had a legal guardian, who was usually a father or an older brother. After a wedding, a woman became a matter of a husband. Women had essentially no legal rights. All the property of a wife as her dowry belonged to a husband and he supported her for the entire life.

The statements and actions of Prophet are recorded in a set of literary texts that modern Muslim call the Hadith. The original term for the customs of the Prophet was “Sunnat Al- Nabi”, which is an exact translation of “customs of the Prophet” in the native tongue of the Prophet’s time, which was Arabic (textbook). While the entire genre of Islamic literature that surrounds the Prophet Muhammad is called Sunnat Al-Nabi, the individual reports that outline the personal and private life of the Prophet are called Hadith. The Hadith is an official collection of the sayings and actions of the last and final Prophet of Islam throughout the 22 years of his prophetic ministry (Dustin). The Hadith is arguably one of the most important practical text for modern Muslims, as the many books on Hadith outline the life of the man that Muslims around the world have been told to emulate. Muslims have been instructed to practice the behaviour of the Prophet as his behaviour is considered a guideline on the perfect way for a Muslim to live. The Hadith outlines all relationships between a Muslim and God, as well as discussing how relationships between humans should be conducted. The Hadith outlines every affair possible, and how the Prophet acted in this affair, and Muslims should aspire to model this way of life (Encyclopedia J). Therefore, the Hadith can be considered one of the most important literary texts on the planet, because it guides a religion of nearly 1.6 billion people. The

According to Ibn Ishaq chronicle of Khadija’s social status prior to her marriage to Muhammad, she was a wealthy- respected women merchant in which many tribal elites were burgeoned to propose marriage to her, though. Throughout what Khadija