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An-Nisa' (Arabic: ٱلنِّسَاء, An-Nisāʾ; meaning: The Women) [1] [2] is the fourth chapter of the Quran, with 176 verses . The title derives from the numerous references to women throughout the chapter, including verse 34 and verses 4:127-130 .
Scholar Ayesha Chaudhry [31] writes that many Muslims have this fundamentally flawed way of examining the text, writing that "Despite the potential for such verses [4:34] to have multiple plain-sense meanings, living Muslim communities place these interpretations in conversation with the pre-colonial Islamic tradition".
Chapter 4, in verse 34, in the Qur'an, states that "men are the maintainers of women," [18] due to them providing for their family. It is implied that a noble "husband's responsibilities commit him to support his wife and children, provide education for his offspring, be kind and attentive to his spouse, and be good to his affine". [ 19 ]
Salat al-Istikhaara (Arabic: صلاة الاستخارة), which translates as Prayer of Seeking Counsel, is a prayer recited by Muslims who seek guidance from God when facing a decision in their life.
The ability of women to bear children is a significant attribute used by the Quran in a number of verses to uplift the status of women. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] One such chapter states "And We have enjoined man in respect of his parents--his mother bears him with fainting upon fainting and his weaning takes two years--saying: Be grateful to Me and to both ...
Most of the women in the Quran are represented as either mothers or wives of leaders or prophets. They retained a certain amount of autonomy from men in some respects; for example, the Quran describes women who converted to Islam before their husbands or women who took an independent oath of allegiance to Muhammad. [1]
“We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.” ― Sheryl ...
Hermeneutics of feminism in Islam is a system of interpreting the sacred texts of that religion, the Quran and Sunnah. Hermeneutics [1] is the theory and methodology of interpretation, [2] [3] especially of sacred texts, [4] [5] and Islamic feminism has a long history upon which to draw.