When it comes to women’s rights in Islam, it is often said that Islam 1400 years ago gave women rights, that did not exist in other parts of the world. One of the most cited points is the right of women to be able to freely choose their spouse. In this article, guest author Q. Ahmad explores these rights as they exist in Islam generally, and in Ahmadiyyat, specifically.
Modern Ahmadiyya Literature Avoids Using the Word ‘Divorce’ in Regards to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad’s First Marriage
On February 1, 2018, Ahmadi Muslim Khalid Nawaz, who is active on social media and claims to be one of the editors or the wikipedia entry for ‘Mirza Ghulam Ahmad‘, decided to challenge me on my claim that modern Ahmadiyya literature downplays and avoids calling out that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad’s first marriage ended in a divorce.