Women in Isalm
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Islamic Council of Europe, 1978/1398 A,H,
ISBN 0 86037 004 6
All rigills rrservrd, No pari o f this publication may be reproduced or transmllted In any form or by any means, wI/haul prior permission,
Prepared under the auspices o f:
THE ISLAMIC FOUNDATION
223 London Road,
Leicester LE2 t Z E
United Kingdom
rei: (0533) 700725
Cover design b y:
Sultan H. Farooqui
Printed by Superprint (Graphics) Glasgow Ltd.,
27 Seamore Street, Glasgow G20 6UG.
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Chapter I
Salem Azzam
Khurshid Ahmad
W oman in I slam: B. A isha Lemu
Fantasy and Escape
Spiritual Status o f W oman
Intellectual Status
Relations Between the Sexes
Rights and Obligations
Marriage in Islam
Divorce
Right to Inheritance
Role as Mother
Sex and Society
Dress
Role Differentiation
Polygamy
Summing Up
F amily Life in I slam: Fatima Heeren
The I slamic A pproach
Structure o f M uslim Family
The Family as a Cradle f or Human Society
T he Education Process
Islamic D uties
Training f or Life
II T he Family as Guardian o f Desires
Arranged Marriages
Polygamy
Divorce
Woman's Status l \l T he Family and Character-Building
I V T he Family as Refuge
Chapter II
Chapter III
Discussion
Polyandry
Inheritance
Covering the Face
Dress
3
F oreword
T he W est has known Islam f or over thirteen centuries now, but i t has generally known i t in antagonistic terms as an enemy and as a threat. I t is n ot surpri'sing therefore that our religion has been portrayed as a hostile, tyrannical, violent and even i dolatrous religion and o ur c ulture has been painted in dark and dismal colours. T his state o f affairs cannot be allowed to persist and d isfigure relations between Islam and the Western world.
With the advance o f knowledge and a greater contact between
Europe and the Muslim world, intellectual, social, cultural and p olitical and economic, we hope the old attitudes will change, giving place to better
Islamic Council of Europe, 1978/1398 A,H,
ISBN 0 86037 004 6
All rigills rrservrd, No pari o f this publication may be reproduced or transmllted In any form or by any means, wI/haul prior permission,
Prepared under the auspices o f:
THE ISLAMIC FOUNDATION
223 London Road,
Leicester LE2 t Z E
United Kingdom
rei: (0533) 700725
Cover design b y:
Sultan H. Farooqui
Printed by Superprint (Graphics) Glasgow Ltd.,
27 Seamore Street, Glasgow G20 6UG.
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Chapter I
Salem Azzam
Khurshid Ahmad
W oman in I slam: B. A isha Lemu
Fantasy and Escape
Spiritual Status o f W oman
Intellectual Status
Relations Between the Sexes
Rights and Obligations
Marriage in Islam
Divorce
Right to Inheritance
Role as Mother
Sex and Society
Dress
Role Differentiation
Polygamy
Summing Up
F amily Life in I slam: Fatima Heeren
The I slamic A pproach
Structure o f M uslim Family
The Family as a Cradle f or Human Society
T he Education Process
Islamic D uties
Training f or Life
II T he Family as Guardian o f Desires
Arranged Marriages
Polygamy
Divorce
Woman's Status l \l T he Family and Character-Building
I V T he Family as Refuge
Chapter II
Chapter III
Discussion
Polyandry
Inheritance
Covering the Face
Dress
3
F oreword
T he W est has known Islam f or over thirteen centuries now, but i t has generally known i t in antagonistic terms as an enemy and as a threat. I t is n ot surpri'sing therefore that our religion has been portrayed as a hostile, tyrannical, violent and even i dolatrous religion and o ur c ulture has been painted in dark and dismal colours. T his state o f affairs cannot be allowed to persist and d isfigure relations between Islam and the Western world.
With the advance o f knowledge and a greater contact between
Europe and the Muslim world, intellectual, social, cultural and p olitical and economic, we hope the old attitudes will change, giving place to better