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Are women deficient in intellect and religion, inheritance and testimony in Islamic law, or has God made them equal to men in reward and punishment?

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Islamic Sharia has honored women, made it obligatory to provide for them and treat them kindly, and granted them all their rights and legal dispositions. It has also made worship obligatory for them just as it is for men. However, it allocated them half the share of a man in inheritance because he is responsible for financial support. It also made the testimony of two women equal to the testimony of one man in some instances due to the forgetfulness that may affect them, while there are matters specific to women where the testimony of a single woman suffices. She is equal to a man in reward for faith and righteous deeds.

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