From the earliest chapters of human history, women have struggled for dignity, recognition and rights. Across civilisations, they were subjected to degradation, abuse and physical and moral cruelty. It was Islam that emerged as a moral force against these injustices, dismantling oppressive customs and restoring honour to women. Challenging man-made hierarchies, Islam elevated women from marginalisation to dignity and recognised them as equal human beings.

Before the advent of Islam, women's status across societies was largely defined by subjugation. In Roman society, a woman lived under the authority of her father (before marriage) and her husband, thus possessing neither legal autonomy nor economic identity. Greek and Athenian women were confined to domestic spaces, excluded from civic life and personal freedom. In the Indian subcontinent, a woman's worth was measured by her obedience to male relatives, while widows in certain traditions were compelled to undergo the brutal practice of self-immolation.........

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