When she had delivered, she said: “O my Lord! Behold! I am delivered of a female child!” —and God knew best what she delivered— “And no wise is the male like the female. I have named her Maryam (Mary), and I commend her and her offspring to Thy protection from the Evil One, the Rejected.” …
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Islamic History and the Women You Never Hear About: Umm al Muqtadir-Billah
With the expansion of Islam and the strife for political power, the Islamic empires merged with the highly patriarchal, highly oppressive societies they conquered, leading to the adoption of widespread traditions such as veiling and seclusion. By the Abbasid era, Muslim women predominantly occupied a private sphere—a stark contrast to their freedoms and very public …
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Eid al-Adha: Commemorating a Dismantling of Patriarchy
Today is the Day of Arafat, a day of repentance preceding Eid al-Adha. Eid al-Adha is a solemn festival to commemorate God’s intervention on the sacrifice of Isma’il (Ishmael) by his father Ibrahim (Abraham) resulting in the sacrifice of a goat instead of a son. The festival starts after Muslims on the hajj pilgrimage descend …
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Intentional Malice: The Exclusiveness of the Sexes, Collapsing of Sex and Gender, and the Superiority of the Male
I want to talk about a verse that has appeared on this site without previous examination because it is so clear in its meaning, and extract from it a deeper understanding of the Quranic approach to sex and gender and these supposed strict “gender roles” that patriarchs insist are dictated in the Qur’an. Reverence Your …
AntiDogmaSpray: Fatima, oh, Beloved Fatima.
Go read this article by Khadeeja. (Reproduced below.) Last night I attended a talk by somebody who had done his doctorate on Sayyidinah Fatima. It was a lecture which brought alive the historical sources. You know when you listen to somebody speak and an hour passes in a blur? Took me back to being in …
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Re: The Ideal Muslimah
Look what I found! Written by a man, of course. One who calls himself the KING-slave of ALLAH. Interesting. (BE SURE to read Number 6 on that link.) So! In the good nature of sharing, I will write an equally self-occupied brilliant article for The Ideal Muslim! 10 beautiful aspects of an Ideal Muslim 1. …
Sunnah.
Sometimes I imagine Medina, a city graced with the presence of our beloved Prophet whose pure heart received the Revelations of God. Medina, open to the Heavens. Did the average woman, walking along the busy market streets, or perhaps the quiet roads, stop to stare up at the sky--overcome with tears for the Revelations from …
the fatal feminist 