WOMEN’S ATTENDANCE AT MOSQUES AND THEIR NON-ATTENDANCE IN PAKISTAN, AN APPLIED OVERVIEW

Abstract

Islam has given the Muslim woman a high status. Honor her as a mother, honor her as a daughter, honor her as a wife, and honor her as a sister .This research deals with the jurisprudential rulings related to women in worship, especially prayer, which is the second pillar of the pillars of Islam, through which the Muslim draws close to his Lord. Women are half of society. She performs the role as a man does in percentage. I presented in this research the definition of the terms related to the subject and the statement that the legitimate discourse is directed to both women and men. Then I dealt with the rulings on women's prayer in mosques with an explanation of the opinions of the jurists in this section, then I mentioned that what should women do in Pakistani society and should they participate in group prayer or not? Should they be involved in matters related to the mosque? And finally the results and recommendations were presented with references and sources.