Rise and expansion of islam

The rise and expansion of Islam has had a significant impact on the role and rights of women throughout history. Since its origin in the seventh century until modern times, the Muslim faith has somewhat broadened, but has mostly restricted women’s rights in numerous Islamic communities. The history of Muslim women is complex, as it involves many advances and declines in numerous locations, such as Egypt, Afghanistan, and Iran, concerning several subjects, including both civil and social rights. Thus, in general, the rights of Islamic women did not improve significantly over time, instead, conditions remained the same or became worse for women as Islam evolved and spread as a world religion.
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From the beginning of Islam, women were somewhat equal, but society was still mainly patriarchal. Sections of the Quran state that both women and men are both believers in Allah, regardless of gender, but they should also be protected so that they will not be hurt (Doc 1). Muhammad also had equal views of men and women, as many strong women during his time, including his wife Khadijah, played important roles in the development of Islam (Doc 2). This excerpt from a widely used world history textbook can be trusted as an accurate source because the author, Peter Stearns, is an educated, well-known professor proficient in his studies. However, according to Document 3, men were still seen as superior to women, and they had control over their wives. This specific document provides many different sources, including an excerpt from the Quran, two politicians, Ibn Umar and Abu Ali Talq ibn Ali, and the point of view of a woman, Umm Salamah. These widely spread sources show that the belief of superior men was generally accepted in the Muslim world. However, the excerpts are heavily Islamic, and may have been influenced by others, including Muhammad himself. These relatively early documents clearly depict the original Muslim view of women, providing a basis to which later