Woman’s spiritual equality with man is repeatedly stressed in the Holy Quran. For instance it is said:
“For men who submit themselves wholly to Allah, and women who submit themselves wholly to Him and men who believe and women who believe, and men who obey Allah and women who obey Him, and men who are truthful and women who are truthful, and men who are steadfast and women who are steadfast, and men who are humble and women who are humble, and men who give alms and women who give alms, and men who fast and women who fast, and men who guard their chastity and women who guard their chastity, and men who remember Allah much and women who remember Him, Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward.” (33:36)
“Allah will turn in mercy to believing men and believing women; Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever Merciful.” (33:74)
Men and women are afforded equal protection. For instance:
“Those who malign believing men and believing women for that which they have not done, shall bear the guilt of a calumny and a manifest sin.” (33:59)
“Those who persecute the believing men and believing women, and then do not repent, will surely suffer the chastisement of hell, and the chastisement of burning.” (85:11)
Concerning the situation that developed at Hudaibiyyah, it is said:
“Had it not been for believing men and believing women of whom you had no knowledge, who were then in Mecca, whom you might have trampled down unknowingly and thus incurred blame on their account, Allah might have let you fight your way into Mecca; but He held you back that He might admit into His mercy whom He will. Had those believing men and believing women drawn apart from the rest, We would surely have chastised the disbelievers with grievous chastisement.”(48:26)
Women, being more vulnerable than men, are accorded special protection:
“Those who calumniate chaste, unwary, believing women are cursed in this world and the hereafter; and for them is grievous chastisement, on the day when their tongues and their hands and their feet shall bear witness against them as to that which they used to do.” (24:24-5)
Men and women will be equally rewarded in the hereafter:
“Whoso does good whether male or female, and is a believer, shall enter Paradise and they shall not be wronged a whit.” (4:125)
“Of the believers whoso acts righteously, whether male or female, We will surely grant such a one a pure life; and We will certainly reward them according to the measure of the best of their works.” (16:98)
“Whoso does good, whether male or female, and is a believer, these will enter the Garden; they will be provided therein without measure.” (40:41)
“The believers, men and women, are friends one of another. They enjoin good and forbid evil and observe Prayer and pay the Zakat, and obey Allah and His Messenger. It is these on whom Allah will have mercy. Surely, Allah is Mighty, Wise. Allah has promised the believers, men and women, Gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide, and delightful dwelling places in Gardens of Eternity, and the pleasure of Allah, which is the greatest bounty of all. That is the supreme triumph.” (9:71- 72)
“That He may admit the believers, men and women, into Gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide, and that He may remove their ills from them; that, in the estimation of Allah, is the supreme triumph.” (48:6)
“Their Lord would answer their supplication. I will not suffer the work of any worker from among you, male or female, to perish. You are spiritually akin one to another.” (3:196)
“O My servants, there is no fear for you this day, nor shall you grieve. Enter the Garden, you and your mates, delighted and joyful.” (43:69-70)
“The inmates of heaven will be happily occupied that day. They and their mates will be under the shades of Allah’s mercy reclining on raised couches. They will be provided therein with fruits and whatever else they call for.” (36:56-58)
“Keep in mind the day when thou wilt see the believing men and believing women, their light running before them and on their right hands, and it will be said to them, ‘Glad tidings for you this day of Gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein you will abide. That is the supreme triumph.” (57:13)
The Holy Prophet was urged to seek forgiveness for believing women as well as believing men. (47:20)