In the Name of Allāh,

the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful

Praise is due to Allāh, Lord of the worlds, may the blessings and peace be upon our master Muḥammad, the last of prophets, on his family, and all his companions.

Resolution No. 169 (7/18)

Rights and Obligations of the Muslim Woman

The Council of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, holding its 18th session in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on 24–29 Jumādā al-Ākhirah 1428h (9–14 July 2007),

Having examined the research papers submitted to the Academy concerning the Rights and Obligations of the Muslim Woman,

Having listened to the discussions on the subject,

Having recalled that Islam has placed woman in the perfect position by considering her a fundament of family formation, granting her the right of work, innovate and social giving and participation; assigning her utmost graceful care in all its teachings and directives, including her full complete rights and the great respect which she deserves as a mother, sister, daughter, or wife,

Having acknowledged that Islam maintains equality between men and women in Divine distinction, honor, respect, dignity, ordinances and religious rituals; ordaining the right and forbidding the wrong and good deed, the right to education and knowledge, liability and repair, and financial rights,

Having considered that Islam set for all appropriate Shariah criteria, in- cluding the principle that Islamic texts always address both men and women except in the cases when only one of them is specifically addressed,

Resolves

First: Women the right to own whatever she likes of real estate and personal properties based on Shariah general rules and conditions of ownership.

Second: Work is permissible for women within Shariah criteria. She is en- couraged to take jobs in which she has natural privileges as this offers her high potential for outstanding performance and excellence, such as education, gy- naecology and paediatrics medicine, and social work.

Third: Muslim women have the right to contribute to social, cultural, and educational activities that do not contradict the rules of Shariah according to relevant Shariah conditions.

Fourth: The Academy reconfirms its previous resolutions no. 114 (8/12) and no. 159 (8/17), concerning Women.

Recommendations

1. Establishment of an International Islamic Organization for Woman Affairs to be entrusted, among other things, with follow-up of woman issues and monitoring and participating in the conferences organized on this subject.
2. Cooperation with the international organizations of family, woman and child protection of risks and threatening
3. Calling upon all Member states to express their reservations on the claus- es of the international conventions that include Shariah
4. Conducting further research and studies on women’s political, judicial, and executive public rights.

Indeed, Allāh is All-Knowing.