Why are there so many strangely dehumanizing and degrading narrations regarding women in Sunni texts, while the Shia ones are much more logical and just? Why is there such a contrast?
Why are there so many strangely dehumanizing and degrading narrations regarding women in Sunni texts, while the Shia ones are much more logical and just? Why is there such a contrast?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 2 years ago
Simply, the Shia narrations are taken from the Prophet (SAWA) through the most authentic source who are Ahlul Bayt (AS) while Sunni narrations are mixture from different sources including untrusted narrators like Abu Huraira who narrated that Prayers is invalid if you see a woman or a donkey or a dog. (Saheeh Muslim , V.4, P.228).
'Some Sunni narrations claim that the woman is like a goat (Al-Qurtobi 15:172).
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