ISLAMInfluences in the

Philippines’ Women

ISLAM One of the three

major Abrahamic religions in the world.

Islamic Faith

ISLAM The world "Islam"

literally means “surrender to Allah”, the Islamic God.

Islamic Faith

ISLAM It was founded in Arabia

by the Prophet Muhammad in 610 AD.

Islamic Faith

“Angel Grabiel (Jibril) and Prophet Muhammad”

ISLAM Bible of Islam is the Qu'ran.

Islamic Faith

PILLARS OF ISLAM

SHAHADA (Faith)

SALAT (Prayer)

ZAKAT (Charity)

SAWM (Fasting)

HAJJ (Pilgrimage) HOME

1. SHAHADA - Faith

The profession of faith, which is summed up in

the formula:

5 Pillars of Islam

SAUDI ARABIA

2. SALAT - Praying

5 Pillars of Islam

Praying five times a day facing Mecca. The times for prayer are at daybreak , noon, mid-afternoon,

after sunset, and early part of the night.

Mecca

3. ZAKAT - Charity

Giving alms to the poor. These alms are called zakah.

5 Pillars of Islam

Mecca

4. SAWM - Fasting

Fasting during the month of Ramadan, the 9th month of

the Arabic calendar.

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5. HAJJ - Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage to Mecca, the Holy City of Islam. Only those

Muslims who had performed this pilgrimage can assume

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the title of Hadji.

DRESS CODEIslam requires that they

wear proper, decent, modest, and clean clothes. Muslim

women also are instructed by Allah in the Quran to wear a

Hijab.

DRESS CODE The most prominent traditional wear is the MALONG, a large, colorful woven cloth wrapped

around the body. One common way women wear it is around the

waist with its folds draped over the left arm. Men wrap it around the

waist like a skirt.

COURTSHIPMuslim Filipinos

observe traditional

courtship and marriage

practices just like other Filipino

groups.

COURTSHIPBecause

marriage is considered an

alliance of families, relatives

on both sides have a say on the

union.

COURTSHIPMajor Moro

groups expect the man to court and

marry a woman who comes from

the same status of his family.

and MARRIAGE

Dowry. A bride-gift is an essential part of any proposed union. It is meant to compensate the bride’s family for the loss of a woman-member and to reimburse the cost of her upbringing.

Arranged Marriage is mainly due to prestige and the parents’ wish to enable their children to enjoy a better social and economic life.

POLYGAMY

Polygamy was permitted as long as his wealth was sufficient to provide for more than one.

They believe that such arrangement is beneficial, for it means that there are extra hands for house and field works.

“Marry of the women that please you, two, three or four, but if you fear that you will not be able to deal justly with them, then only one.” - Allah

DIVORCE Divorce is allowed in Islam but not encourage nor to be

taken lightly.

Divorce is also possible on the grounds of incompatibility, sterility and infidelity. An unfaithful wife caught in the act may be simply killed on the spot or the bride price is returned.

It is not allowed for the woman to force her husband to divorce without any misdeed or corruption on his part.

INHERITANCE

This share depends on her degree of relationship to the deceased and the number of heirs. While many societies around the world denied women inheritance, Islam assured women this right, illustrating the universal justice of Islam’s divine law.

Islam gave women the right to own property and inherit from relatives, which was a revolutionary concept in the seventh century. Whether a woman is a wife, mother, sister, or daughter, she receives a certain share of her deceased relative’s property.

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

She also has the right to work and spend the money she earns as she wishes. She has no obligation to share her money with her husband or any other family members, although she may choose to do so out of good will.

In Islam, women are not obligated to earn or spend any money on housing, food, or general expenses. If a woman is married, her husband must fully support her financially and if she’s not married, that responsibility belongs to her closest male relative.