A single, simple question topples any argument for prohibiting women from leading the state: “Honestly, what have we seen from men when they commanded, presided, and ruled that would make us reject a woman’s rule?” We look at the record of history and at the reality we live in, and we ask: Why must we reject women’s rule, women’s presidency, or women’s leadership? What have male rulers provided that makes rejecting the female alternative either justified or even convincing to anyone with eyes to see or a mind to think?

The preemptive rejection of women’s authority is a retreat behind the illusion of male superiority in leadership, an illusion contradicted by the practical record of governance. This historical failure of male rulers is the first piece of practical evidence that should nullify any argument starting from prohibition.

Therefore, when someone raises his voice today and declares with certainty: No, women holding kingship or the presidency has nothing to do with Islam, such a claim deserves a direct and decisive response, one that ends all debate. “The logical response truly, without exaggeration, and with no desire whatsoever to belittle or mock anyone is simply to tell him, take your nonsense elsewhere!”

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