Printed in the united states of america on acid free paper. Pdf download quran and woman rereading the sacred text. Quran and woman rereading the sacred text from a womans perspective book also available for read online, mobi, docx and mobile and kindle reading. Now, with quran and woman, amina wadud provides a first interpretive reading by a woman, a reading which validates the female voice in the quran and brings it out of the shadows. In quran and woman, amina wadud proposes a new reading of the quran from within the female experience, different from the historically prevalent interpretations of the quran based on male experience, aiming to restore a genderbalanced and egalitarian message from god and elevate womens status in their respective muslim societies. Download quran and woman rereading the sacred text from a womans perspective in pdf and epub formats for free. Click on a cover below to download the pdf or read the book description. The holy quran arabic text and english translation al islam. Quran and woman reareading the sacred text from a woman s perspective. There is a controversy among muslims regarding the circumstances in which women may act. We use cookies to offer you a better experience, personalize content, tailor advertising, provide social media features, and better understand the use of our services.
Abdolkarim soroush, an academic and former member of khomeinis cultural revolution committee. Waduds research specialities include gender and quranic studies. Rereading the sacred text from a womans perspective and cofounded. Honoring the work and life of amina wadud the link takes you to a full pdf of the. Umm waraqa bint abdallah, an ansari woman, who knew the entire quran, was. Women delivering even a prekhutbah talk was unheard of in the muslim world. Woman leads mixedgender prayers for city muslims pdf. The great commentaries of the holy quran series the royal.
The quran does not talk by itself, it is humans who make it talk. The status of women in islam, is an issue that is pertinent. Annisa, 34 refers to the 34th verse of the fourth surah of the quran, annisa women. Pdf women on the text according to amina wadud muhsin in. Com is a completely free, nonprofit website providing access to the largest and greatest online collection of quranic commentary tafsir or tafseer, translation. Rereading the sacred text from a woman s perspective 2nd ed. Dedication this book is dedicated to all who struggle to hear the voice of their faith expressed. This paper, written five years after the wadud prayer, presents a survey and. Since the publication of quran and woman, my interests in interpretive methodologies have increased. Amina wadud born september 25, 1952 is an american muslim philosopher with a. While there, she published her dissertation quran and woman. During graduate school, she studied in egypt, including advanced arabic at the american university in cairo, quranic studies and tafsir exegesis or religious interpretation at cairo university, and philosophy at al azhar university.
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