All this draws a vivid picture of the era in which they lived – at the same time revealing an intimate portrait of the Prophet himself – and reinforces the central position of women in the Revelation of Islam and its subsequent development up to the present. This collection fulfills the need for a reliable and accessible compilation of the major references. Extensive notes help to explain the cultural background of the first Muslims, including short biographies of the women of the Prophet Muh.ammad’s household. Muslim women This book is a collection of major references to women in the Quran and Hadiths, the two central 'Pillars of Islam' on which Islamic legislation and social practice are based.

The role of women in Islam is a growing area of study and this collection, drawing on the Sahih of al-Bukhari, fulfils the need for a definitive resource which gathers together all the significant source material on the subject and presents it in an accessible way.Ĭomprehensively indexed, the topics covered include hygiene, divorce, marriage, sex and chastity, inheritance, and status and rights. Much of the answer may be found in this collection of major references to women in the Qur’a’n and the Hadiths – the two holy writings on which Islamic legislation and social practice are based.

'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.NEW EDITION OF THE DEFINITIVE REFERENCE WORK

This new and revised edition includes the full version of the Hadith of the Lie as well as an extensive bibliography of major works dealing with Islam and women and gender studies. This definitive resource gathers together all the significant source material on the subject and presents it in an accessible format in clear unambiguous English with cross-references to the Arabic originals and an in-depth index. Topics covered include Hygiene, Divorce, Marriage, Sex and Chastity, Inheritance, and Status & Rights. The hadiths themselves are taken from the collections of Bukhari and Muslim, the Sahihain or the Two Sound Collections that are considered the most reliable. Included are all major references to women in the Quran and Hadiths, the two scriptures on which Islamic legislation and social practice are based. What does Islam really say about women? This anthology is the standard reference work on the role of women in Islam, a topic of growing popularity both within Islamic studies courses and women s studies.

Women in Islam by Nicholas Awde