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May 16, 2016 12:00 AM. The Uncanny World of Muslim Memes. Here’s what happens when the rules of Islam meet The Minions. As a second-generation immigrant with roots in the Muslim community, I...
Mar 27, 2017 · Here are seven quotes from Muslim women to inspire you today, in honor of Muslim Women's Day. This is a very diverse group of individuals, representing numerous countries, cultures, and...
- Lani Seelinger
- Why Shariah Law Exists
- What Happens to Islamic Women in Marriage
- Where and Why Inequality For Women in Islam Exists
The first thing to know about Islamic rules for women is that it represents a huge step up from what came before it. Pre-Islamic Arabia was a wild and chaotic place: Female infants were routinely buried alive and the rules for marriage, and family life and commerce changed every few miles. Multiple religions and local customs made a hash of the loc...
Islamic law treats marriage as the transfer of stewardship over a woman from her father to her husband. In liberal Muslim communities, this is mostly a formality, but conservative places such as Iran take women’s dependence very seriously in the marriage contract, which is usually negotiated between a girl’s father and her prospective husband. Duri...
Wherever two groups of people are given radically different jobs, some inequality is bound to creep into the system. Islam is no exception. In the Quran, men are described as being “a grade above” women in matters such as law, religion, and society. Husbands are the instructors and – essentially – supervisors of their wives. A wife controls the hom...
In the context of the Quran, the particular sense of 'sharing as an equal partner' is usually understood, so that polytheism means 'attributing a partner to God'. In the Quran, shirk and the related word mushrikūn (مشركون)—those who commit shirk and plot against Islam—often refer to the enemies of Islam (as in al-Tawbah verses 9:1 ...
Mar 19, 2017 · As a proud Muslim woman, she wondered: was this really religious doctrine? With humor, passion and a refreshingly rebellious spirit , she shares how she discovered examples of female leaders from across the history of her faith — and how she launched a campaign to fight for women's rights using verses directly from the Koran.
shirk, (Arabic: “making a partner [of someone]”), in Islam, idolatry, polytheism, and the association of God with other deities. The Qurʾān (Islamic scripture) stresses in many verses that God does not share his powers with any partner (sharīk).
Gender roles in Islam are based on scriptures, cultural traditions, and jurisprudence. The Quran, the holy book of Islam, indicates that both men and women are spiritually equal. The Quran states: "Those who do good, whether male or female, and have faith will enter Paradise and will never be wronged; even as much as the speck on a date stone." [1]
