1st Edition
Women and Leadership in Islamic Law A Critical Analysis of Classical Legal Texts
By David Solomon Jalajel
Copyright 2017
332 Pages
by
Routledge
332 Pages
by
Routledge
330 Pages
by
Routledge
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Islamic law has traditionally prohibited women from being prayer leaders and heads of state. A small number of Muslims today are beginning to challenge this stance, but they face considerable opposition from the broader Muslim community. ‘Women and Leadership in Islamic Law’ examines the assumption within much existing feminist scholarship that the patriarchal nature of pre-Islamic and... Read more
Introduction
1. Legal Theory: Ideological and methodological Justifications
2. Gender: Cultural and Social Justifications
3. Rulings and Arguments: The Law Justifying Itself
Conclusion
Appendix - Translations of the Legal Texts
Bibliography
Biography
David Solomon Jalajel is a consultant with King Saud University’s Prince Sultan Research Institute in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Previously, he was a lecturer in Islamic theology and legal theory at the Dar al-Uloom in Cape Town, South Africa. He is interested in how traditional approaches to Islamic theology and law relate to contemporary Muslim society.
