Gender justice
Gender justice cannot be, and is not deliverable by means of a mechanical conception of gender equality. The differences that are expressed as gender…
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Women’s Travel: a balanced perspective on freedom and safety
The faculty of discerning between what is righteous and what is reprehensible has been bestowed equally upon both men and women. This moral faculty of discrimination is a divine gift that forms the basis of…
Over-definition of legal concepts
Many scholars infer from instances of Qur’anic or Prophetic ruling, what they think is the common or universal principle which governs these rulings. For…
A letter from a student
To the noble Scholar and my teacher, Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Akram Nadwi, You have changed my life, and the lives of thousands of women.…
Two questions about the Dictionary of women scholars
Two questions have often been put to me since the publication in Arabic of al-Wafa’ bi asma’ al nisa’ (Biographical dictionary of women narrators…
Mixed classes for men and women
Some people from India, where I used to teach, have put to me the following question: Why now do you teach classes in which…
The pandemic and Ramadan
Only a week remains to prepare, before we welcome the month of Ramadan. With the covid-19 pandemic ongoing, so is the lockdown, and it…
Some cautionary advice to women travelling for `umrah
It is important to do our religious obligations according to the norms and manners prescribed for those duties. But it is no less important…
Critical Reflections on Feminism
I have been told that on this occasion I will not be addressing only fellow-Muslims but also non-Muslims. I have tried therefore to present…
Husband and wife
The Quran speaks about husbands and wives in the context in which children are born and trained as servants and worshipers of Allah. The…
Women Companions
The Status and Authority of the Women Companions The Companions of the Messenger of God, ﷺ, hold, for Muslims, a status and authority over…
Women Scholars in Islam: Some reflections
Reflections from a Ramadan retreat This Ramadan I had the good fortune to be able to do the retreat in the last 10 days…
Women Scholars
Even though, for most people, the single most important and useful thing they do in the world is to raise a family — to…
Questions & Answers on Women
View all Q&A →Entering Masjid al-Haram while menstruating
You mentioned that a menstruating woman may enter Masjid al-Haram in Makkah. Does this permission apply to all areas of the mosque? Additionally, if her only purpose for being there is to assist an elderly parent, is she allowed to…
Travelling for ʿumrah while menstruating
I had a question that I wondered if you could help me with- a friend of mine is going for umrah and is likely to be on her period of the entire duration of it. Every source we’ve read online…
When Living with In-Laws Becomes a Test: An Islamic Perspective on a Wife’s Rights
Assalāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuh, This question is in response to the article posted yesterday on the Bangla Facebook page about a son residing with his parents after marriage. I have been married for three years and live with…
Books on Women
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Ibn Hazm on the lawfulness of women attending prayers in the mosque
Concerns with artificial limits being placed on a women’s right to participate in the activities of a believer…
Al-Muhaddithat: The Women Scholars in Islam
A landmark study of the women scholars of hadith across Islamic history.