I will mention here as a start some historical facts to liquefy the wrong ideas about women in Islam

1- The 1st written copy of Quran The holy book of Muslims containing the orders of  to Muslims in the God own words and what stand for the Bible in Christianity was entrusted to a woman to keep and safeguard it and from this copy all the other copies of Quran was copied

2- The 2nd ruler of the Islamic nation employed a woman as the chief  inspector for quality control on the markets of the medina the capital of the Islamic nation. she was on the head of police force responsible  for punishing those who try to cheat on their goods.

3- It very known to every reader to the history of the profit Muhammad that he him self has asked his wives for opinions in hard situation.

4- Many women has participated in making of great political and historical situation and in the teaching the religion to many men and women.

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