Emancipation of Women from Dependency Through Skill & Tech Development in Islamic Perspectives

Abstract

The World History is full of such events wherein women have been described to lead miserable life as dependents or even like slaves in past especially before the dawn of Islam. The reason for this deprivation was the social oppression and lack of encouragement for them to participate in the activities related to nation building. Just having ushered the Islamic Era, the circumstances totally changed and the women folk, in the first instance was brought out of the quagmire of the centuries old traditions and at the same time was appreciated to take part in fields of life side by side with the men of their society. The Islamic Teachings in general and the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) in particular have always been very much supportive for the Muslim Women to adopt any profession or trade for earning their livelihood besides accomplishing several other social duties. Islam gave them freedom of expression, enhancement in knowledge, skill and professional expertise. Not to speak of the later eras only, even in the very beginning of the Islamic Caliphate, quite learned and professionally advanced women were very much there in the society. In this article some activities of some famous women’s of early ages of Islam have been discussed which would become a source of encouragement for the new generation to rise up to the situation to accomplish their emancipation in true sense in Islamic Perspectives. Also it would provide some more materials for critical study in this regard in future for our coming generation.