Purdah and the Status of Women in Islam
Author: Syed Abul ʻAla Maudoodi
Publisher: Library of Islam, Limited
Published: 1991-01-01
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9780934905008
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Author: Syed Abul ʻAla Maudoodi
Publisher: Library of Islam, Limited
Published: 1991-01-01
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9780934905008
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mohammad Ali Syed
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2012-02-01
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13: 0791485048
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChallenging the conservative framers of Islamic law who accorded a lesser status to women, Mohammad Ali Syed argues that the Quran and the Hadith—the two primary sources of Islamic law—actually place Muslim women on the same level as Muslim men. Syed provides an overview of both sources and explores their respective roles in Islamic law, emphasizing the Quran's role as the supreme authority and questioning the authenticity of some of the alleged sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). From these texts, he elaborates women's rights in a variety of areas, including treatment by God; marriage, divorce, financial provisions, and custody of children; coming out of seclusion (purdah), and taking part in social, economic, legal, and political activities. Rather than presenting what is practiced today, the book covers the theoretical position of Muslim women as sanctioned by the Quran and the authentic Hadith and offers a glimpse of the exalted position of honor and dignity enjoyed by Muslim women in the early days of Islam. This well-researched book is made more distinctive by the author's personal experience. Raised in Bengal, India, Syed was inspired by his family, who valued men and women equally. As he grew up, Syed realized that most Muslim women lived very differently than the women of his family. According to the author, his family was egalitarian because his father and male relatives were not only devout Muslims but also very knowledgeable about Islam. This book is a culmination of his lifelong concern for women's rights under Islam.
Author: Mona Samadi
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2021-05-25
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9004446958
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMona Samadi examines the sources of gender differences within the Islamic tradition, with particular focus on guardianship, and describes the opportunities and challenges for advancing the legal status of women.
Author: Jamal A. Badawi
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Dushka Saiyid
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1998-11-12
Total Pages: 163
ISBN-13: 1349268852
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a study of the forces which brought about a change in the status and position of the Muslims of Punjab during the British rule of the province, from 1849, up to its independence in 1947. It examines the role of the government, reformers and political leaders in bringing about a transformation in their position. It is a useful study for understanding the predicament of the modern day South Asian Muslim women, who sometimes emerge in powerful political positions in an otherwise conservative society.
Author: Nida Kirmani
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-03-16
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 1134910371
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe marginalisation of Muslims in India has recently been the subject of heated public debate. In these discussions, however, Muslim women are often either overlooked or treated as a homogenous group with a common set of interests. Focusing on the narratives of women living in a predominantly Muslim colony in South Delhi, this book attempts to demonstrate the complexity of their lives and the multiple levels of insecurity they face. Unlike other studies on Indian Muslims that focus on Islam as a defining factor, this book highlights the ways in which religious identity intersects with other identities including class/status, regional affiliation and gender. The author also sheds light on the impact of such events as the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992 and the subsequent riots, the Gujarat communal carnage in 2002, and the anti-Sikh violence in New Delhi in 1984, along with the rise of Hindutva, and growing Islamophobia experienced worldwide in the post-9/11 period — on the articulation of identities at the local level and increasing religion-based spatial segregation in Indian cities. The study highlights how these incidents combine in different ways to increase the sense of marginalisation experienced by Muslims at the level of the locality. Understanding the need to look beyond preconceived religious categories, this book will serve as essential reading for those interested in sociology, anthropology, gender, religious and urban studies, as well as policymakers and organisations concerned with issues related to religious minorities in India.
Author: H. Jawad
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1998-06-30
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 0230503314
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt has been argued that Islam liberated Muslim women by granting them full rights as citizens. Yet in reality we see that women have long been subjected to both cultural and political oppression. Instances such as forced marriages are sadly common in the Muslim World, as are restrictions on education and on their role in the labour force.
Author: Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad
Publisher: Islam International Publications Ltd
Published: 2015-01-01
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 1848808542
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThroughout history, women have been powerless and weak. Before the Holy Prophet Muhammad's arrival, a woman was regarded as man's slave and property, and no religion or nation could offer the woman rights and freedom. When their husbands died, they were forced to marry relatives or sold for money. There was no law that could protect them. Prophet Muhammad proclaimed in the name of God that men and women are equal. He declared that a man does not own his wife. He may not sell or force her into slavery. The teaching of the Holy Prophet raised the status of women as being not only equal to men, but also gave them freedom for social, physical and spiritual development. This book is about women's rights and freedom in Islam and shows that Holy Prophet Muhammad was indeed the liberator of women.
Author: Mariam MAGSI
Publisher:
Published: 2017-08-11
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781389743221
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPurdah is an MFA thesis that records the diversity in the readings, meanings and interpretations of veiling practices associated with Islam.
Author: G̲h̲ulām Aḥmad
Publisher:
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 360
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