woman in Quran

The Woman as Human Being in holy Quran

It is admitted by every friend and foe that the Holy Quran revived the rights of women. Even the adversaries admit, at least, that the Holy Quran at the time of its revelation took a long step towards improving the condition of women and restoring their human.
I want to write about the woman's position in the Quran. What rights has Quran given to the woman?
Quran treats this issue of equality from more than one perspective:

Origin of Humanity
Quran considered the woman as a worthy human being, with a share in humanity equal to that of the man. Both are two branches of a single tree and two children from the same father, Adam, and mother, Eve. Their single origin, their general human traits.
The Quran is devoid of the stories found in the Old Testament which denigrate women. There is no hint that the first woman created by God is a creature of lesser worth than the first male, Instead, male and female are created, from a single kind. We read:
and of Allah's sign of power is that he created mates for you from your own kind (30:21)
.and also:
[And that He (Allâh) creates the pairs, male and female [53:45]
O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the most honourable of you with Allâh is that (believer) who has At-Taqwa [i.e. one of the Muttaqûn (pious - see V.2:2). Verily, Allâh is All-Knowing, All-Aware. [49:13]

Spiritual Status of Woman
The Quran deals with the pair with perfect equity. The Quran is not less clear in commanding equality for men and women in its directives regarding religious obligations and rewards. We read:
Lo! Men who surrender unto Allah, and women who surrender, and men who believe and women who believe, and men who obey and women who obey, and men who speak the truth and women who speak the truth, and men who persevere (in righteousness) and women who persevere and men who are humble and women who are humble, and men who give aims and women who give alms, and men who fast and women who fast, and men who guard their modesty and women who guard (their modesty), and men who remember Allah and women who remember-Allah hath prepared for them forgiveness and a vast reward. (33:35)
or :
And who so does good works, whether male or female, and he (or she) is a believer, such will enter Paradise and they will not be wronged the dint in a date-stone. (4:124)
And:
Whosoever does right, whether male or female, and is a believer, him verily We shall quicken with good life, and We shall pay them a recompense according to the best of what they do. (16:97)


Intellectual Status
Although the more specific commands for the equal rights of women and men to pursue education can be found in the hadith literature, the Quran does at least imply the pursuit of knowledge by all Muslims regardless of their sex. For example, it repeatedly commands all readers to read, to think, to contemplate, as well as to learn from the signs (aye) of Allah in nature. there can never be a restriction of this knowledge to one sex. It is the duty of every Muslim and every Muslimah to pursue knowledge throughout life, even if it should lead the seeker to go to China.

"The search for knowledge is a duty for every Muslim (male or female)".
"Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave".
In Islam therefore, both men and women are credited with the capacity for learning and understanding and teaching, and one of the aims of acquiring knowledge is that of becoming more conscious of Allah.
"Only those of His Servants who are learned truly, fear Allah" (35:28)

social activity
On the basic social and religious responsibilities, the Quran establishes equality by this verse:

The believers, men and women, are helpers, supporters of one another, they enjoin good and forbid (people) from Evil; they perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât) and give the Zakât, and obey Allâh and His Messenger. Allâh will have His Mercy on them. Surely Allâh is All-Mighty, All-Wise. [9:71]

Legal Rights
Evidence in the Quran for the equality of men and women is its specification of legal rights which are guaranteed for every individual from cradle to grave. Unlike the situation in the West, where until the last century it was impossible for a married woman to hold property on her own, to contract with other persons, or to dispose of her property without the consent of her husband, the Quran proclaims the right of every woman to buy and sell, to contract and to earn, and to hold and manage her own money and property. In addition to these rights, the Quran grants woman a share in the inheritance of the family (4:7-11), warns against depriving her of that inheritance (4:19), specifies that the dower (mahr) of her marriage should belong to her alone and never be taken by her husband (2:229; 4:19-21,25) unless offered by the woman as a free gift (4:44).
As with any privilege, these rights of women carry corresponding responsibilities. If she commits a civil offence, the Quran tells us, woman's penalty is no less or no more than that of a man in a similar case (24:2). If she is wronged or harmed, she is entitled to compensation just like a man.