Islam, as God’s final message to humanity, came to light in a brutal and cruel environment. Violence was a common practice in pre-Islamic Arabic, and the weak and the needy, orphans and widows, and slaves and servants, both there and around the world, had no defined rights. Islam came to establish justice and mercy in the heart of a cruel world. The Qur’an emphasizes that all people are created equal as regards their inherent worth and value, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, or class. Islam prohibited any oppressive behavior that violates justice, mercy, equality, and freedom. Read More
Category: Women
Muslim Women as Religious Scholars: A Historical Survey
Since the beginning of the Islamic community in the earliest decades of the seventh century, women have taken a prominent role in the preservation and cultivation of the main sources of Islamic knowledge, i.e. the Qur’an and Sunna. Read More
Religion, Gender, and Family Law: Critical Perspectives on Integration for European Muslims
For well over three decades, Muslim scholars and legal experts residing in Europe and elsewhere have been engaged in a concerted effort to employ classical legal frameworks and principles to formulate religious rulings appropriate to the European sociopolitical and cultural milieu. Read More
Islam and Domestic Violence
Emotional, verbal, spiritual, financial, physical, and sexual abuse have existed in various forms in every society throughout recorded history. Yet it was not until the nineteenth century that domestic violence became a social issue in the United States. Read More
Role of Women in Society
Muslim Women’s Contribution in Building Society
Most Muslim Women through history realized and appreciated their role in society. They understood the essence of the Islamic paradigm, the concept of tawhid, the Oneness of God. They believed strongly that God created human beings (men and women) to worship and serve Him as khalifahs, vicegerents of God.
Challenges before Muslim Women
New Delhi: Muslim women are faced with a number of difficult choices in a fast globalizing world as they have to make their personal and public decisions in the light of “the Islamic paradigm,” said Dr Zainab Alwani while delivering her lecture at the Institute of Objective Studies auditorium in New Delhi yesterday. Dr. Alwani is program director Arabic Language Studies, North Virginia Community College, USA.
Aisha’s role in the development of Fiqh
Dr. Zainab Alwani talks about the role of Mohammad’s wife Aisha (RA) in development of Islamic Legal System (Fiqh):
http://www.audio-podcast.fm/audio-episodes/aisha-ra-and-her-role-in-the-development-of-fiqh-dr-zainab-alwani-12743106.html