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To: Carolyn who wrote (7)	9/30/2001 7:55:33 PM
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I believe it does in a legalist sense consider males and females as equal. THE LEGAL AND POLITICAL ASPECT EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW 1. Both genders are entitled to equality before the law and courts of law. Justice is genderless. According to the Qur'an, men and women receivethe same punishment for crimes such as theft (5:38),fornication (24:2), murder and injury (5:45). Women do possess and independent legal entity in financial and other matters. One legal issue is widely misunderstood: testimony. A common but erroneous belief is that as a "rule," the worth of women's testimony is one half of men's testimony. A survey of all passages in the Qur'an relating to testimony does not substantiate this claimed "rule." islam101.com WOMEN'S LIBERATION THROUGH ISLAM islam101.com