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There is a difference of opinion among Muslims regarding the circumstances in which women may act as imams, i.e. to lead a mixed gendered congregation in salat (prayer). The orthodox position is that women cannot lead men in prayer (although they can lead women), which is justified by various Quranic verses and Hadith about the roles and responsibilities of men and women [citation needed].
An adherent of Sunni Islam and Sufism, she became the first female imam in France in 2019, when she founded the unisex Fatima Mosque. She advocates liberalization and modernist reforms in Islam, including equal rights for women in Islam, the creation of a distinct French Muslim identity, and an individualist approach to religion and spirituality.
Sherin Khankan (born Ann Christine Khankan; 13 October 1974) is Denmark's (and Scandinavia's) first female imam; she founded a women-led mosque in Copenhagen.She is also an activist on Muslim issues including female integration and extremism, and has written numerous texts discussing Islam and politics.
Halima Krausen is a German Muslim theologian and scholar. [1] Krausen served as an imam for the Islamic Centre of Hamburg following the resignation of Imam Mehdi Razvi in 1996. She held this position until 2014, [2] and was Germany's first female imam. [3]
Some Muslim groups consider the prospect of a female imam leading men in prayer within a mosque as heretical. As a rule, orthodox Jewish groups do not accept women rabbis, but there are rare ...
Imam Aga Khan III ruled from 1885 to 1957 and the current 49th Imam, his grandson, Imam Aga Khan IV commenced his rule in 1957. [citation needed] A majority of Aga Khan III’s efforts sought to reform Islamic marriage contract laws, which have contributed to improving the status of women within the Nizari Ismaili community.
For Friday prayers, by custom, Muslim's congregations segregate men, women, and children into separate groups. On other days, the women and children pray at home. Men are expected to offer the five times daily prayers at the nearest mosque. Muhammad specifically allowed Muslim women to attend mosques and pray behind men.
Umm Waraqah bint 'Abdullah b. Al-Harith Ansariah (commonly known as Umm Waraqah; Arabic: أم ورقة بنت عبد الله بن الحارث) was one of the female companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was learned, scholarly, pious and modest lady. She was appointed by Islamic prophet Muhammad to lead prayers at her household.