A Comparative Analysis of Mother's Status in Islamic Culture and the Culture of the Age of Ignorance

Investigating the status of women during the Age of Ignorance has been a subject of concern to researchers. However, a brief look at this question reveals that researchers have not made a thorough study of the personal and familial issues during the Age of Ignorance. The discussions on the status of women in Age of Ignorance are mainly related to female infanticide and kinds of marriage and divorce of that period, while the other aspects of women's life, particularly their role as mothers, were neglected. Therefore, the present paper illustrates this point by answering some questions relating to the mother's status in the Age of Ignorance and early Islam which are as follows: what was the mother's status during the Age of Ignorance? Was the position they occupied as wives and daughters lowly or was it high? Has Islam challenged all the mores and manners of Age of Ignorance or did it approve those which were compatible with moral standards? The present paper studies such issues like attributing descent to mothers, the role of the mother in training and naming the child, comparing the status of mothers during the Age of Ignorance and that in Islam.