Women and the freedom of reinterpreting the holy text: a study of sisters in Islam and their interpretation of Qur’an verses and hadith on marital issue

The article discusses the reinterpretation effort of the Muslim feminist movement in Malaysia, Sisters in Islam (SIS). The article looks at the effort of the group in reinterpreting some verses of the Qur'an and hadiths on the issue of women in marital relationship by Muslim male exegetes. Usin...

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Main Authors: Muhamad Shukri, Abdul Salam, Owoyemi, Yusuf Musa
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Published: 2015
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description The article discusses the reinterpretation effort of the Muslim feminist movement in Malaysia, Sisters in Islam (SIS). The article looks at the effort of the group in reinterpreting some verses of the Qur'an and hadiths on the issue of women in marital relationship by Muslim male exegetes. Using the text analysis method, this article examines some works written and commissioned by the association and its authors on this issue. In four sections, the article explores four works of the association on the following issues, namely (i) Are Muslim men allowed to beat their wives?, (ii) Guardianship law and Muslim women, (iii) hadith on women in marriage, and (iv) Islam and family planning or Muslim women's reproductive rights. While the first and second parts discuss the issue of wife beating and guardianship law and Muslim women, the third and fourth parts examine hadith on women in marriage and Islam and family planning. Through its analysis of these works, the article concludes on the note that these were mostly influenced by the works of Muslim feminist scholars such as Amina Wadud and Fatima Mernissi and as such contain controversial reinterpretation of the verses of the Qur'an and habits.
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spelling iium-805622020-06-04T02:08:04Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/80562/ Women and the freedom of reinterpreting the holy text: a study of sisters in Islam and their interpretation of Qur’an verses and hadith on marital issue Muhamad Shukri, Abdul Salam Owoyemi, Yusuf Musa BP188.16 Wasatiyyah. Moderation In Islam The article discusses the reinterpretation effort of the Muslim feminist movement in Malaysia, Sisters in Islam (SIS). The article looks at the effort of the group in reinterpreting some verses of the Qur'an and hadiths on the issue of women in marital relationship by Muslim male exegetes. Using the text analysis method, this article examines some works written and commissioned by the association and its authors on this issue. In four sections, the article explores four works of the association on the following issues, namely (i) Are Muslim men allowed to beat their wives?, (ii) Guardianship law and Muslim women, (iii) hadith on women in marriage, and (iv) Islam and family planning or Muslim women's reproductive rights. While the first and second parts discuss the issue of wife beating and guardianship law and Muslim women, the third and fourth parts examine hadith on women in marriage and Islam and family planning. Through its analysis of these works, the article concludes on the note that these were mostly influenced by the works of Muslim feminist scholars such as Amina Wadud and Fatima Mernissi and as such contain controversial reinterpretation of the verses of the Qur'an and habits. 2015-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/80562/1/SKMBT_C28016072618390.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/80562/6/80562%20WOMEN%20AND%20THE%20FREEDOM.pdf Muhamad Shukri, Abdul Salam and Owoyemi, Yusuf Musa (2015) Women and the freedom of reinterpreting the holy text: a study of sisters in Islam and their interpretation of Qur’an verses and hadith on marital issue. JICSA: Journal of Islamic Civilization in Southeast Asia, 4 (2). pp. 283-348. ISSN 2302-1799 E-ISSN 2549-7995 http://journal.uin-alauddin.ac.id/index.php/jicsa/article/view/1083/1045 10.24252/jicsa.v4i2a4
spellingShingle BP188.16 Wasatiyyah. Moderation In Islam
Muhamad Shukri, Abdul Salam
Owoyemi, Yusuf Musa
Women and the freedom of reinterpreting the holy text: a study of sisters in Islam and their interpretation of Qur’an verses and hadith on marital issue
title Women and the freedom of reinterpreting the holy text: a study of sisters in Islam and their interpretation of Qur’an verses and hadith on marital issue
title_full Women and the freedom of reinterpreting the holy text: a study of sisters in Islam and their interpretation of Qur’an verses and hadith on marital issue
title_fullStr Women and the freedom of reinterpreting the holy text: a study of sisters in Islam and their interpretation of Qur’an verses and hadith on marital issue
title_full_unstemmed Women and the freedom of reinterpreting the holy text: a study of sisters in Islam and their interpretation of Qur’an verses and hadith on marital issue
title_short Women and the freedom of reinterpreting the holy text: a study of sisters in Islam and their interpretation of Qur’an verses and hadith on marital issue
title_sort women and the freedom of reinterpreting the holy text: a study of sisters in islam and their interpretation of qur’an verses and hadith on marital issue
topic BP188.16 Wasatiyyah. Moderation In Islam
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/80562/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/80562/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/80562/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/80562/1/SKMBT_C28016072618390.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/80562/6/80562%20WOMEN%20AND%20THE%20FREEDOM.pdf