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

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

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Superior document:Sustainable Development Goals Series
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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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (314 pages)
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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.

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