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The emancipation of women cannot be complete unless it is coupled with the emancipation of men. This can only be 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 author's study of authentic sayings of the Prophet Muhammad will illustrate the status of the Muslim woman that is greatly different from what is assumed in most Muslim societies today.
List of contents
Chapter One: Women in Professional Work
i) Aspects Relating to Women's Professional Work in Modern Society
ii) Islamic Principles Relevant to Women's Work in Our Times
Chapter Two: Women's Participation in Social Activity
i) Women's Social Role in Contemporary Society
ii) Social Work in Modern Society
iii) Islamic Principles Relevant to Women's Social Work in Our Times
Chapter Three: Political Participation by Muslim Women
i) In the Land of Disbelief.
ii) In the Muslim State
iii) Social Aspects Relevant to Women's Political Activity in Contemporary Society
iv) Principles Relating to Women's Political Activity in Contemporary Society
A Testimony of a Contemporary Experience
About the author
Adil Salahi is a scholar, author and translator, who has written or translated into English various books on Islam. After working for the BBC Arabic Service for several years, he worked for the Arabic daily, al-Sharq al-Awsat. He continues to publish many Articles in various Publications including , Arab News, a an English daily published in Saudi Arabia. Adil Salahi taught at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education, Leicester, England. His popular biography of the Prophet, Muhammad: Man and Prophet, is widely respected and has been translated into multiple languages.
Summary
The emancipation of women cannot be complete unless it is coupled with the emancipation of men. This can only be 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 author's study of authentic sayings of the Prophet Muhammad will illustrate the status of the Muslim woman that is greatly different from what is assumed in most Muslim societies today.
