Full Description
Embark on a journey through the various stages of life, from marriage to divorce and widowhood, to witness how women living within the Islamic tradition are endowed with the right to safeguard their financial independence. This comprehensive exploration confronts an ongoing disconnect between Islamic law and Muslim family dynamics to equip men and women alike with the knowledge and tools to uphold an important body of Islamic financial laws. Importantly, the book fosters a deep understanding of how Islamic financial empowerment plays a pivotal role in shaping not just the lives of women and their family members, but society as a whole.
Finally and perhaps most crucially, this book highlights the need for fiqh scholars to review past Islamic rulings that were meant to achieve justice and prevent harm in their own historical contexts, and to then develop Islamic rulings with the same goals in today's settings.
Contents
CHAPTER
ONE: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................
CHAPTER
TWO:WOMEN'S FINANCIAL RIGHTS UNDER
ISLAMIC LAW...................................................................................................................................... 15
Chapter
Three: SCHOLARLY CONTROVERSIES AND VARYING INTERPRETATIONS............................................................................................... 56
CHAPTER FOUR:STUDY of the Lives of 21 American Women.. 133
CHAPTER
FIVE: ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS................................................. 217
CHAPTER SIX: RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS................... 273
endnotes:........................................................................................................324
BIBLIOGRAPHY.................................................................................................... 386
APPENDICES.......................................................................................................... 405
APPENDIX
A: GLOSSARY Of ARABIC TERMS............................................ 406
appendix
b: Terms of bestowing honor......................................................411
APPENDIX
C: QUR'AN INDEX........................................................................... 412
APPENDIX
D: PROPHETIC TRADITIONS INDEX......................................... 419
Appendix e: The Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA) FAMILY CODES.....................................................................................
