Organization -compulsory for both men and women -- by Dr Israr Ahmed

Nonetheless,I believe that jama'ah (organization) is necessary for both men and women.It provides a positive environment in which we take inspiration from others.It is while being a part of this collective existence that we find motivation to do more and more good deeds and the courage to abandon the Nawahi(the forbidden things).Therefore Allah(SWT) has not deprived women of the blessings and spiritual benefits of belonging to an organization.Allah (SWT)says in surah al-Taubah:

                        "And the Believers ,men and women ,are protecting friends of one another;
                          they enjoin the right and forbid the wrong,and they establish worship and
                          they pay the poor due and they obey Allah and his messenger(SAW).As for
                          these ,Allah will have mercy on them.Lo!Allah is mighty ,wise ".
                                                     [Al-Quraan 9:71]
It was due to the blessings and benefits of the organizational environment that the Prohpet (SAW) took Bai'yah from Muslim women as well .As a result women felt that they were also part of an organization ,that they too were affiliated with someone ,that they also had to listen and obey the commands of the Prophet (SAW),that they also had to do good deeds,that they were under an oath,then that would breaching a covenant and held responsible for it.

Consequently ,we have a women's wing in Tanzeem e Islami and they also take Bai'yah.Our highest priority is to emulate ,in alll matters and as closely as humanly possible ,the example set by our Prophet(SAW).Consequently ,in the Tanzeem that we have formed for the purpose of bringing about an Islamic Revolution ,we expect both men and women to refrain from evil and to struggle for making Allah's word supreme and we consider both men and women as being bound by the pledge allegiance occuring in the 111th verse of Surah Al-Taubah ,However the more stricter Bai'yah  of "listening and obeying fee al maroof ",which we find in an agreed upon Hadith,has been exclusively reserved for men only .The oath administered to women is the one found in the 12th verse of Surah Mumtahanah .In the said verse ,instead of possitive demand of "listen and obey",women are asked "not to disobey" the messenger of Allah(SWT).It is easy to note that the plege of alliegiance for women is much more lenient as compared to men.

In conclusion ,women need to belong to a jama'ah and to pledge allegiance to an Ameer so that they can have self-evaluation and a consciousness of being an active participant in the struggle for the establishment of Deen.however,they are not entrusted with the responsibilty of directly taking part in the struggle.they have a comparitively more passive,but equally vital,role to play.Hence the best course of action for them is to stick to their divinely-prescribed role.