Vol # 2 - Muslim Woman's Participation in Social Life - Women's Emancipation during the Prophets Lifetime PDF
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wa n I $ fia A I rC J. WEWM ■J I MUSLIM WOMAN’S PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL LIFE Women s Emancipation during the Prophet’s Lifetime Abd al-Halim Abu Shuqqah Translated by Adil Salahi ■ The emancipation of women cannot be complete unless it A.: is coupled with the emancipation of men.This can only be J/'’’ ' accomplished by drawing our social values from the Qur’an and the sunnah. In this volume, the author shows that mixed social life was the pattern in the early Muslim society established by the Prophet & This Eight volume series is the author’s abridged version of his I longer work with the same Arabic title, Tahrir al-Mar'ah fi *Asr al-Risalah spanning a twenty-five year study comprising fourteen great anthologies of ahadith, but in this book he only rarely includes hadiths from any anthology other than the two most authentic ones of al-Bukhari and Muslim. Abd al-Haleem Abu Shuqqah (d.1995) was a great teacher and scholar. He had a real passion to revive the true Islamic spirit in the ummah and dedicated his life to learning and teaching. ■ He taught in Egypt, Syria, Qatar and Kuwait His particular focus was on Hadith studies. £ ISBN 978-1-84774-152-3 | US S9.95 K> 50995> PUBLISHING 9 781847 741523 www.kubepublishing.com women’s emancipation during the prophet’s lifetime THE MUSLIM WOMAN’S PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL LIFE Volume 2 Abd al-Halim Abu Shuqqah Translated and Edited by Adil Salahi KUBE PUBLISHING The Muslim Woman’s Participation in Social Life First published in England by Kube Publishing Ltd Markfield Conference Centre, Ratby Lane, Markfield, Leicestershire, LE67 9SY, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1530 249230 Fax: +44 (0) 1530 249656 Email: info@ kubepublishing.com Website: www.kubepublishing.com WOMEN’S EMANCIPATION DURING THE PROPHET’S LIFETIME Copyright © Adil Salahi 2021 All rights reserved. The right of Abd al-Halim Abu Shuqqah to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988. CIP data for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: 978-1-84774-152-3 Paperback ISBN: 978-1-84774-153-0 Ebook Translate and Edit by: Adil Salahi Cover Design by: Nasir Cadir Typeset by: [email protected] Printed by: Elma Printing, Turkey Contents Transliteration Table vii Introduction 1 CHAPTER 1: Reasons for Muslim Women's Participation in Social Life during the Revelation of the Islamic Message Chapter Summary 13 New Social Trends Affecting Women’s Participation 37 CHAPTER 2: Values to Observe in Women’s Participation in Social Life Chapter Summary 41 Essential Factors That Help to Observe the Values of Social Participation 43 Values Common to Men and Women 46 Values Applicable to Women 57 When Islamic Manners are Ignored 58 CHAPTER 3: When the Prophet's Wives Met Men in Public and Private Chapter Summary 61 Before the Obligation of Screening 62 After the Obligation of Screening 65 Muslim Women's Participation in Mixed Social Life v CHAPTER 4: Muslim Women’s Participation in Social Life During the Prophet’s Lifetime Foreword 75 Exchange of Greeting 77 Mixing in the Mosque 79 Participation in the Pursuit of Knowledge 99 Participation in Jihad 105 Meeting When Giving Advice 108 When Looking for a Spouse 112 Hinting at Marriage 115 Mixing on Social Occasions 119 Mixed Weddings 122 Celebrating Eid 124 Enquiring After Others 130 During social visits 131 More than Mere Conversations 133 Different Purposes of Interaction 137 Host and guest 139 Exchanging Gifts 141 When Visiting Sick People 143 Men visiting sick women 145 Sharing a Dwelling Place 147 Mixing at Meal Times 149 Mixing During Travel 151 Mixing When Someone Dies 154 Taking Up Matters With Leaders 160 Pleading Someone’s Case 162 Mixing When Prosecuting a Legal Case 164 Exchanging Appeals to God 166 Interesting Occasions of Mixing 167 Muslim Men Meeting non-Muslim Women 169 In Sound Dreams 174 vi Wfc Muslim Women's Participation in Mixed Social Life Transliteration Table Consonants. Arabic initial, unexpressed, medial and final: I a d d k b dh J 1 t J r ? r m th z t a n J t J s gh -A h c h sh f W t kh ? q <5 y Vowels, diphthongs, etc. short: a i u long: l_L a u i diphthongs: aw ay Muslim Women's Participation in Mixed Social Life 3^*** vii Introduction On Women’s Participation in Social Life in Mixed Society Muslim women are partners of Muslim men in building the best and purest human life on earth. God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) states the truth as he says: ‘Women are men’s full sisters.’ Therefore, a Muslim woman needs to play a serious part in all areas of life. Since life activities normally involve men, and in fact men play the major part in most such activities, Islam does not forbid Muslim women to meet men. Nor does it forbid that men and women see each other, talk to each other, or cooperate in doing something together, as long as Islamic values are maintained. Such meetings should be serious, without affectation, complication or sensitivity. In fact, women’s participation in social life, which naturally involves the meeting of men and women, is the method approved of by Islam and established by God’s Messenger (peace be upon him). He was certainly aware that such participation and mixing makes life easier and allows cooperation in what is good, while the opposite causes hardship and often leads to negative results. However, such The Muslim Woman's Participation in Social Life 3^**^ 1
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