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Women in Islam: An Anthology from the Qur'an and Hadith

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The ins and outs of Islam ...teaching alot and clearing misconceptions of many. It is truly an eye opener for those in doubt of the teaching taught to them by others...

it justifies every action...

A must for all women to keep informed of their rights and duties.

This is an excellent book, the kind of which is so sorely needed, in that it promotes reason, openness, and scholarliness-- all of which are found lacking in present day Islamic discourses. As an example of the above, in its chapter on Islamic pronouncements on sexual affairs, it reports and comments on the matter in an extensive way, with a most dispassionate scholasticism, especially regarding the prophet's sexuality and preferences. In doing that, it is doing something rare, yet utterly needing doing: That the man himself, whatever else he may have been, was also merely a human being, subject to human characteristics, not the unreachable, glittering, profound, glorious symbol of utterly complete perfection "for all times and all men" that Muslims have made him out to be, with such fierce conviction. Of course, the truth of the matter is that most Muslims themselves privately laugh at and violate such notions without a second thought in the conduct of their daily lives, especially nowadays; the reasons for the strong public/social presence of such notions is more deep and sinister, having more to do with the social nature of these people, and their treatment towards each other.