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Question

Identify the statements that suggest that the rights enjoyed by early Muslim women were eroded with the spread of Islam.

Multiple select question.

Women had the right to divorce under any circumstances.

Women had to pay dowry, a gift of money or property paid at the time of marriage, to their grooms.

Some women were secluded and kept from social contact with males outside their families.

Women were required to cover virtually all parts of their body when appearing in public.

Answer 1

The statements that suggest that the rights enjoyed by early Muslim women were eroded with the spread of Islam are:

• Some women were secluded and kept from social contact with males outside their families.

• Women were required to cover virtually all parts of their body when appearing in public.

These statements indicate restrictions on women's social interactions and personal expression, which can be seen as an erosion of rights. The other statements either describe practices that do not necessarily indicate a loss of rights or may even suggest certain rights that women retained or had.