Women and Leadership in Islamic Law - A Critical Analysis of Classical Legal Texts

List of contents

Introduction

1. Legal Theory: Ideological and methodological Justifications

2. Gender: Cultural and Social Justifications

3. Rulings and Arguments: The Law Justifying Itself

Conclusion

Appendix - Translations of the Legal Texts

Bibliography

About the author

David Solomon Jalajel is a consultant with King Saud University’s Prince Sultan Research Institute in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Previously, he was a lecturer in Islamic theology and legal theory at the Dar al-Uloom in Cape Town, South Africa. He is interested in how traditional approaches to Islamic theology and law relate to contemporary Muslim society.

Summary

Islamic law has traditionally prohibited women from being prayer leaders and heads of state. This book examines the assumption within much existing scholarship that the patriarchal nature of pre-Islamic and early Muslim Near Eastern Society is the main reason for this. It claims that the evolution of Islamic law w

Product details

• Authors: David Solomon Jalajel, Jalajel David Solomon
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367875619
• ISBN: 978-0-367-87561-9
• No. of pages: 332
• Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; Islam, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, RELIGION / Islam / Law, Islamic Studies, Islamic Law, Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Systems of law: Islamic law, Social groups: religious groups and communities