or female captive remains in a better situation than an impure woman during menstruation. Even her bed is impure, and whoever touches her is impure.” The commentator then turned to the author of the article, characterizing us as “You always talk about the deficiency you suffer from deep within, which is not like human beings.” I will ignore his claim that I am not like human beings, and I will move on to the more important point, his discussion of the impure captive or female captive as well, and then the impurity of the menstruating woman, which is superior to the impurity of the captive or female captive.
There are several points that must be addressed in this short comment. The first point is that the aforementioned gentleman is not alone in this degrading view of menstruating women. A large segment of believers adopt this view, and even the Prophet Muhammad paid great attention to menstruation. Lady Aisha narrated many stories about the Prophet’s treatment of her during her menstruation, which contradicts many texts: “And they ask you about menstruation. Say, ‘It is a harmful thing.'” So keep away from women during menstruation and do not approach them until they purify them. Then, when they have purified themselves, then approach them from where Allah has ordained for you, etc. The Chosen One contradicted himself when he described his treatment of Aisha, who said that he slept in her lap while she was menstruating and then recited the Quran. Was there a written Quran at that time? Moreover, Ibn Abdullah was not an alphabetic scholar, and according to what we know about him from history, he was illiterate and could neither read nor write.
Regardless of Ibn Abdullah’s treatment of Aisha during her menstruation, there are religious and jurisprudential rulings pertaining to menstruation, prayer, menstruation, touching or touching a book, the prohibition of entering the mosque during menstruation, the prohibition of Hajj and Umrah for menstruating women, and even burial rites are different for menstruating women, who are exempt from the ruling of obligation, as they only perform one ritual bath, etc. I will summarize and limit myself to what I have mentioned; there is no point in saying more!!!
Blood has been a symbol of life throughout human history and a means of drawing closer to the gods. Blood loss in wars, and thus death by murder, was considered a glorious martyrdom. Burying a martyr requires no washing or shrouding. Their blood-stained clothes are more honorable and pure than washing and shrouding, and more honorable than anything a person owns. Among the slogans of love, glorification, and sacrifice for the leader and commander were the cry, “With our soul and blood, we sacrifice for you…” etc. Blood in wars and conquests is sacred, unlike women’s menstrual blood, which is considered impure and defiles anyone who approaches it. It has become a symbol of impurity and filth. So why is menstrual blood considered impure while the blood of those killed in wars is sacred? This is despite the fact that every so-called martyr is, by definition, a killer before killing, while a woman’s menstruation is a hormonal process (progesterone) and has a fundamental connection to procreation and the creation of a new being.
For believers, this process should be considered divine and therefore sacred. There is undoubtedly a connection between the so-called impurity of blood, which comes from the vagina as a result of hormonal changes, and the general contempt for women. Because of the issue of menstruation alone, if contempt is limited to the duration of menstruation or defilement alone, a woman can mathematically be considered impure for a period equivalent to approximately a quarter of her life. To say that a woman in this case is more impure than a captive or slave woman assumes that the captive or slave woman is also impure. What are the reasons for the “impurity” of a captive or slave woman? Since captive women are also impure, why was the abduction of captives and slave girls such an important issue in Arab Bedouin history? What is more famous than Caliph Hisham’s letter to Musa ibn Nusayr regarding female captives and slave girls, in which he mentioned the characteristics of the desired captives and slave girls? The Caliph wrote the following: To proceed: The Commander of the Faithful saw what Musa ibn Nusayr was sending to Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, may God have mercy on him, and wanted the same from you. You have Berber slave girls who fill the eyes and captivate the hearts, something we are in short supply in the Levant and its environs. So be gentle in your selection, and seek out those with elegant beauty, large shoulders, broad chests, and softness. Bodies, delicate fingers, smooth nerves, smooth legs, squat branches, noble eyes, easy cheeks, small mouths, beautiful lips, smooth bodies, moderate build, and fluent speech. = Al-Suyuti: History of the Caliphs – (Chapter: Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan