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The fact that female infanticide was common then should have told you enough- that females were not valued. Thus, if one woman achieved success, it should be assumed to be an anomaly, not the norm.

You spent a great deal of pages in another thread arguing with Muslima about how Islam encouraged concubinage. If that was true, it would mean women were not respected or valued in Arab society. In societies where women are undervalued, they generally do not achieve success and status. Again, it shows Khadijas status was unusual, not the norm.
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What evidence do we have that female infanticide was common, beyond Muhammad's say-so?

Pre-Islamic society - just like Islamic society - was flawed like all humans were.  Some women were valued. Some were not.  The fact that women in society are valued less than men does not preclude some women from rising to the top.  Certainly from Khadija's example we can infer that women COULD inherit property, and COULD run businesses independently.

Societies don't have to be monochrome in their treatment of women.  In pre-Islamic Arabia, women could be buried alive and still cherished as goddesses or respected as independent businesswomen.  In Islamic Arabia, women could be respected and still sold in the markets or distributed as booty.

Not sure why you bring up the bit about concubinage.  Women could be undervalued in societies and still achieve success and wealth according to individual circumstances. Are you using the existence as concubinage as proof why Khadija's status was unusual? Huh?[/quote]

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