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No Truth Without Beauty God, the Qur'an, and Women's Rights /

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In this comprehensive open access book, written for readers from any or no religious background, Leena El-Ali does something remarkable. Never before has anyone taken on every last claim relating to Islam and women and countered it not just with Qur'anic evidence to the contrary, but with easy-...

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Main Author: El-Ali, Leena (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
Edition:1st ed. 2022.
Series:Sustainable Development Goals Series,
Subjects:
Islam > Doctrines.
Feminism.
Feminist theory.
Ethnology > Middle East .
Culture.
Middle East > Politics and government.
Islam and culture.
Islam > History.
Islamic Theology.
Feminism and Feminist Theory.
Middle Eastern Culture.
Middle Eastern Politics.
Islamic Cultural Studies.
Islamic History.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I First the Qur'an, then Islam
  • 1. A Spiritual Journey
  • 2. Hadith Corpus
  • 3. Hadith Content
  • 4. Women and the Development of hadith Literature
  • AT A GLANCE: First the Qur'an, then Islam
  • Part II The Nature of Women
  • 5. Women Were Not Created of Inferior Celestial Material
  • 6. Eve Is Not Blamed for the Fall from Eden, Nor Are Women Guilty by Association
  • 7. Women Are Not a Constant Source of Social Discord - Nor Naturally Conniving!
  • 8. Women Were Created with the Exact Same Spiritual and Intellectual Capacity as Men, So of Course They Can Lead
  • 9. When Men Deprive Women of Their Free Will, They Are Not Protecting Anyone: They Are Obstructing God's Plan
  • 10. God Does Not Prefer Sons Over Daughters (!)
  • AT A GLANCE: The Nature of Women
  • Part III The Rights of Women
  • 11. Women Were Not Meant to Be Subordinate to Men
  • 12. Inheritance: No, Women Did Not Get the Short End of the Stick
  • 13. Nuptials: Women DoHave the Right to Choose Their Own Spouse, and How the Qur'anic Nuptial Agreement Advocates for the Bride
  • 14. Marriage: A Sublime Institution, Not Mere Social Contract
  • 15. Divorce: Men Do Not Hold all the Cards - The Qur'an Actually Levels the Playing Field Through Mandated Process and Etiquette
  • AT A GLANCE: The Rights of Women
  • Part IV Some Inconvenient Truths
  • 16. Clothing: There Is No Dress Code for Women Beyond Covering their Private Parts, as with Men
  • 17. Segregation: There Is No Restriction on Men and Women Mingling
  • 18. Witnesses: A Woman's Testimony Is Worth the Same as a Man's, Except in Two Cases Where It May Count for More or Less
  • AT A GLANCE: Some Inconvenient Truths
  • Part V Carnal Matters
  • 19. Sexual Misconduct: What the Qur'an Tells Us About Pre-Marital vs Extra-Marital Sex
  • 20. Domestic Violence: The Qur'an Does Not Instruct Husbands to Hit Their Wives for "Disobedience" or Anything Else
  • 21. Virgins:There Are No 72 Virgins Waiting for Anyone in Paradise
  • AT A GLANCE: Carnal Matters.

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