Is there equality between men and women in Islam ؟

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Is there equality between men and women in Islam?
Is there equality between menmen and women in Islam?

Yes there is, and that is a spiritual equality and not an Earthly Physical one; meaning that the equality between men and women in islam
is determined by their belief and righteous work, but their roles and
responsibilities in life are different because of their physical and
emotional differences.
Let us read what Allah Almighty Said in His Holy Book, the Noble Quran:
Allah Almighty ordered men in the Noble Quran to take care of women
and to protect them; "Men are the protectors and maintainers of women,
because Allah has given the one more (strength) than the other, and
because they support them from their means. Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husband's) absence what Allah would have them guard. (The Noble Quran 4:34)"
Allah Almighty also
ordered men in the Noble Quran to love and respect their wives; "O ye
who believe! Ye are forbidden to inherit women
against their will. Nor should ye treat them with harshness, that ye
may take away part of the dower [money given by the husband to the wife
for the marriage contract] ye have given them, except where they have
been guilty of open lewdness; on the contrary live with them on a
footing of kindness and equity. If ye take a dislike to them it may be
that ye dislike a thing, and God brings about through it a great deal
of good. (The Noble Quran, 4:19)"
Allah Almighty equalizes between
men and women; "To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the
earth. He creates what He wills. He bestows female children to whomever
He wills and bestows male children to whomever He wills. (The Noble
Quran, 42:49)"
Allah Almighty equalizes between men and women
in good deeds; "If any do deeds of righteousness be they male or female
and have faith, they will enter Heaven, and not the least injustice
will be done to them. (The Noble Quran, 4:124)"
Allah Almighty further equalizes between
men and women; "For Muslim men and women,- for believing men and women,
for devout men and women, for true men and women, for men and women who are patient and constant, for men and women who humble themselves, for men and women who give in Charity, for men and women who fast (and deny themselves), for men and women who guard their chastity, and for men and women who engage much in God's praise,- for them has God prepared forgiveness and great reward. (The Noble Quran, 33:35)"
Righteousness
determines the value of humans in Allah Almighty's sight. It is not
their gender or race: "O mankind! We created you from a single (pair)
of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye
may know each other. Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of
Allah is the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is
well-acquainted. (The Noble Quran, 49:13

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