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

• Superior document: Sustainable Development Goals Series
• Author: El-Ali, Leena.
• TeilnehmendeR: El Fadl, Khaled Abou.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2021.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Sustainable Development Goals Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (314 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- Part I: First the Qur'an, then Islam -- Chapter 1: A Spiritual Journey -- Embarking on a Personal Journey -- The Journey Continues, in a More Distressing Environment -- The Challenge of hadith vs Qur'an -- Chapter 2: Hadith Corpus -- The Fluid Boundaries of hadith -- The Factual Case for the Qur'an Compared to hadith -- Chapter 3: Hadith Content -- Some of It Requires a Big Pinch of Salt -- Attribution: Who Said That? -- Transmission: Weak hadiths (and Bad Laws), Myths, Forgeries and Mixed Intentions -- Process: Far from a Perfect Methodology -- Chapter 4: Women and the Development of hadith Literature -- Unsung Heroines -- Reflections -- : AT A GLANCE: First the Qur'an, then Islam -- Why the Qur'an Must Come First -- Hadith in Its Totality: Strengths and Weaknesses -- Additional Challenge: Twentieth-Century "Corrections" to Ninth-Century hadith -- Part II: The Nature of Women -- Chapter 5: Women Were Not Created of Inferior Celestial Material -- Why Treating Women as Second-Rate Beings Is Illogical -- Qur'anic Verses on the Creation and Origin of Women -- The Pushback of Alleged hadith on Women's Origin: Crooked as a Rib! -- "From Your Own Souls" -- All Life on Earth Was Created in Pairs -- What Explains Societal Deviation from the Qur'anic Pillars of Creation? -- Chapter 6: Eve Is Not Blamed for the Fall from Eden, Nor Are Women Guilty by Association -- Qur'anic Verses on the Fall from the Garden -- The Pushback of Alleged hadith on Eve: Guilty and Solely Responsible! -- Chapter 7: Women Are Not a Constant Source of Social Discord: Nor Naturally Conniving! -- Qur'anic Verses on Social Discord, or fitna -- The Pushback of Alleged hadith on Women's Character: Hell Is Full of Women!.

Chapter 8: Women Were Created with the Exact Same Spiritual and Intellectual Capacity as Men, So of Course They Can Lead -- Qur'anic Verses on Women's Spirit and Intellect -- The Pushback of Alleged hadith on Women as Heads of State: But Women Are "Losers"! -- The Pushback of Ir-rationalisation on Women as imams: Grasping at Straws -- Historical Evidence and Medieval Jurist Support for Women as Leaders -- Chapter 9: When Men Deprive Women of Their Free Will, They Are Not Protecting Anyone: They Are Obstructing God's Plan -- Qur'anic Verses on Free Will and Accountability -- The Pushback of Alleged hadith on Women Having Free Will: Not Just Immoral and Intellectually Lacking, But So as Not to Defy the Prophet! -- Chapter 10: God Does Not Prefer Sons Over Daughters (!) -- Qur'anic Verses on Gender Equality -- The Pushback of Alleged hadith on Women Being Equal to Men: Morally and Intellectually Unworthy! -- Part II: AT A GLANCE: The Nature of Women -- Reclaiming Women's Origin, Innocence, Morality, Capacity, Freedom and Equality -- Part III: The Rights of Women -- Introduction -- Chapter 11: Women Were Not Meant to Be Subordinate to Men -- Guardianship: The Qur'an Defines Women and Men as Mutual Protectors (walis) -- Participation: Women and Men Are Jointly Responsible for Shaping Society -- Historical Evidence of Women's Full Participation -- The Alleged Pushback of the Qur'an on Guardianship and Participation: But Verses 4:34 and 2:228 Say Men Are Superior and Therefore in Charge! -- Chapter 12: Inheritance: No, Women Did Not Get the Short End of the Stick -- Overview of the Eleven Inheritance Verses -- The Big "Why" -- The Technical "Whys" -- How Fairness Turns to Injustice Over Time When We Overlook Just One Verse.

Chapter 13: Nuptials: Women Do Have the Right to Choose Their Own Spouse, and How the Qur'anic Nuptial Agreement Advocates for the Bride -- Qur'anic Verses on Women's Nuptial Rights -- The Alleged Pushback of the Qur'an on a Woman Choosing Her Own Spouse: But It Is for Her "Guardian" to Decide! -- The Pushback of Society on the Nuptial Agreement: Don't Be Greedy, Woman! -- Historical Evidence of Women Exercising Their Nuptial Rights -- Chapter 14: Marriage: A Sublime Institution, Not Mere Social Contract -- Qur'anic Verses on Marriage -- How Monogamy Is the Norm in the Qur'an (as in Reality) -- The Pushback of Myth: But Any Man Can Have Four Wives! -- Muhammad's Marriages -- Interfaith Marriage-If Everyone Agrees That Muslim Men Can, Why Can't Muslim Women? -- The Pushback of Patriarchal Views on Muslim Women Marrying "Out": But the Children Wouldn't Be Muslim Then! -- Chapter 15: Divorce: Men Do Not Hold all the Cards-The Qur'an Actually Levels the Playing Field Through Mandated Process and Etiquette -- Qur'anic Verses on Divorce -- The Pushback of Patriarchy on Women Initiating Divorce, and on Custody Issues -- The Pushback of Dogma When Men Initiate Divorce: Three Months for You, But Just Three Words for Me! -- Part III: AT A GLANCE: The Rights of Women -- A Frequent Clash between the Qur'an and Patriarchal Preferences -- How the Qur'an Institutionalises Women's Socio-economic Identities and Rights -- Part IV: Some Inconvenient Truths -- Introduction -- Chapter 16: Clothing: There Is No Dress Code for Women Beyond Covering their Private Parts, as with Men -- Qur'anic Verses that Mention Clothing -- What of hijab? -- The Pushback of Jurists: Stretching the Meaning of (Natural) "Adornment" and a Couple of Specific Instructions, and Back to the Ever-Flawed Woman of Alleged hadith.

The Pushback of Alleged hadith on Women's Clothing: The Modesty-Redefined and Faux-fitna Combo -- Colour Is Good -- Chapter 17: Segregation: There Is No Restriction on Men and Women Mingling -- Extending the "Elite" Rules Applicable Only to the Prophet's Wives to all Women, While Re-interpreting Them -- Historical Evidence of Men and Women Mingling Naturally -- Chapter 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 -- Qur'anic Verses on Giving Testimony -- Part IV: AT A GLANCE: Some Inconvenient Truths -- Clothes Should be Beautiful, Practical and Cover People's Private Parts -- There Is No Mention of Women Needing to "Stay at Home" or Apart -- A Woman's Testimony Is Equal to a Man's -- Part V: Carnal Matters -- Introduction -- Chapter 19: Sexual Misconduct: What the Qur'an Tells Us about Pre-Marital vs Extra-Marital Sex -- Qur'anic Verses on Sex Outside Marriage -- The Pushback of Jurists on "Light" Penalties for Sexual Misconduct: But Some Verses in the Qur'an Cancel Out Others! -- The Pushback of Culture on the Qur'an Itself: Stone to Death, Kill for Honour or Flog with Abandon -- Qur'anic Advocacy for Women in Response to Malicious Accusations -- Extraordinary hadith on Illicit Sex That We Do Not Hear About -- Chapter 20: Domestic Violence: The Qur'an Does Not Instruct Husbands to Hit Their Wives for "Disobedience" or Anything Else -- Qur'anic Verses That Prove That Wife-Hitting Is not Prescribed -- The Pushback of Myth on the Qur'an Itself: But God Told Job to Hit His Wife-It Says So in the Qur'an! -- Chapter 21: Virgins: There Are No 72 Virgins Waiting for Anyone in Paradise -- Qur'anic Verses on Women and Men in Paradise -- The Pushback of Alleged hadith: 72 Virgins Are Promised…Or Perhaps 70 -- Part V: AT A GLANCE: Carnal Matters -- Putting Illicit Sex Back in Its Place.

No Husbands Hitting Wives-Ever -- Paradise Regained -- Epilogue -- Appendix: On Contraception and Abortion -- References -- Index.