An imam in France has claimed in a sermon that selfishness is part
of “the nature of women”, comments that have shocked all the more
because of his reputation as a progressive influence on Islam in the
country.
“No matter how much good you bestow upon a woman, she
will deny it. Her selfishness drives her to deny it.”
These were the
words of
Imam
Mohamed Khattabi, delivered during a Friday sermon at the Aicha Mosque
in Montpellier, southern France, on March 6, two days before
International Women’s Day.
Standing high in the mosque’s minbar (pulpit), Khattabi continued:
“This holds true for all women, whether Western, Arab, Muslim, Jewish,
or Christian. This is the nature of women.
“If a woman overcomes her nature and acknowledges [the truth] … Allah
grants her a higher place in paradise. But if she succumbs to her
nature, and refuses to acknowledge the man's rights – or rather, the
goodness that man bestows upon her – she is destined to go to [hell]…”
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