I think LoveTobeMuslim has a better response....
No, no, he was giving the linguistic angle.
So women in Islam can't uncover her hair?
We can...we're just not allowed to in front of people who aren't allowed to see it (exactly how men are not allowed to uncover what they're supposed to cover in front of people who aren't allowed to see it).
Read Numbers 27 carefully:
How is that different to what I'm saying? It says that inheritance shall be passed on to the daughter if a man dies
and has no sons.
Tradition is not the official teachings.
1.) I did mention Christian world in the first post you responded to.
2.) As for a woman's possessions, according to these link, I think the Talmud teaches that it is actually the husband's:
"But how can his mother possess aught, seeing that whatever a woman acquires belongs to her husband?"
http://www.come-and-hear.com/sanhedrin/sanhedrin_71.html
R. JUDAH STATED: THE SAGES ARGUED BEFORE R. GAMALIEL, 'SINCE THE MAN3 GAINS POSSESSION OF THE WOMAN DOES HE NOT ALSO GAIN POSSESSION OF HER PROPERTY?'
http://www.come-and-hear.com/kethuboth/kethuboth_78.html#chapter_viii
Now, I don't know what authority, if any, the Talmud has on Christians (e.g. do you believe the understanding of those who wrote it is accurate or false?)...but there it is.
Where is the quote that only women can be accused of adultery? I remember the Torah said if caught adultery, both man and woman will be stoned.
Sorry, my fault. The man (other than her husband) who is caught committing adultery with the married woman will be punished along with the woman for adultery. However, a married man having sex outside of his marriage is not guilty of adultery.
But the ancient Jewish law, as well as other systems of law which grew out of a patriarchal state of society, does not recognize the husband's infidelity to his marriage vows as a crime, and it was not until comparatively recent times that the woman was legally entitled to enforce her husband's faithfulness, and was given the right to demand a bill of divorce for his sexual immorality (Isserles on "Eben ha-'Ezer," § 154, 1).
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/865-adultery
In Islam, a man need to say divoce 3 times to divoce, but it is much harder for woman.
Divorce in Islam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A man just needs to give a divorce once to be divorced, the 3x thing is concerning an irrevocable divorce after which the man and woman cannot get married again (unless the woman gets married to another man but then the man dies or they divorce after the marriage is consummated).
It's not much harder for the woman to obtain a divorce Islaam though Muslims, especially in more "cultural" (not necessarily Islaamic) areas, may make it difficult. It's not supposed to be. If the husband refuses to give her a divorce, then she should take it to the Muslim judge/authority and, if the marriage cannot be reconciled, then the Muslim judge can grant her the divorce. See how easy it was during the time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him):
The wife of Thaabit ibn Qays ibn Shammaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said, “O Messenger of Allaah, I do not find any fault with Thaabit ibn Qays in his character or his religious commitment, but I do not want to commit any act of kufr after becoming a Muslim.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to her, “Will you give back his garden?” Because he had given her a garden as her dowry. She said, “Yes.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to Thaabit: “Take back your garden, and divorce her.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5273).
As I said, God's standard of adultery is high. You don't even need to have sex to commit adultery. God knows the evil in heart, even if you think of adultery it is adultery.
Allaah has forgiven what crosses our minds so long as we do not act on it (or dwell on those sinful thoughts without trying to shun them).
If that is the case then I will consider Islam is fair to women at least in the after life (i.e. woman can also get multiples of beautiful eyes or man).
When I say equal in magnitude, it does not necessarily mean they'll get the exact same thing...but they'll get things that are just as rewarding to them and make them just as happy. In other words, Allaah is Just and Merciful.
However I consider Jesus's word the word from God:
When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven (Mark 12:25)
We don't believe humans become angels. Humans remain humans (though we believe that humans can be superior to angels through knowledge & piety since the angels were commanded to prostrate to Adam peace be upon them all).
In any case:
Allaah has promised to the believing men and women gardens beneath which rivers flow to dwell therein forever, and beautiful mansions in Gardens of 'Adn (Eden Paradise). But the greatest bliss is the Good Pleasure of Allaah. That is the supreme success. (Surah at-Tawbah 9:72)
