When Umm Salama, a woman famous for her intelligence and sound judgment and argumentative nature, asked the Prophet “Why are men mentioned in the Qur’an and why are we not?” she did not only challenge the pre-Islamic customs that were abrasive to women and had not yet been overturned by the unfinished Revelations, but almost …
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God loves not the utterance of loud unpleasant speech except from one who is being oppressed. And God is Hearing, Knowing. (Qur’an [An-Nisa] 4:148) *cough* Awwwkward.
A Free Radical produced an excellent post a week ago titled "Some other reasons you won't find me at the masjid" --which I highly recommend. I do regularly visit the mosque, and I must, because I have plans to reclaim it (or else build my own) but the post, in conjunction with woodturtle's "keeping our …
This entire post adds commentary to Asma Barlas' book "Believing Women in Islam": Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an. I highly recommend it. Reverence Your God Who created you from a single person Created, of similar nature, its mate and from them twain scattered like seeds countless men and women;-- Reverence God, through Whom ye …
Yesterday I was requested to write about faith itself, rather than the interpretations of practices of it, from someone who wished to understand the significance of the Oneness of God, or why it is so important for Muslims that we are monotheists. A few days ago Khadeeja addressed this question of "Why does it matter …
Actually, you have probably heard of Hind bint Utbah. She's quite famous--or rather infamous--for allegedly eating the liver of Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib during the Battle of Uhud, a battle in which she was fighting against the Muslims. Because of her cruel and violent acts against Muslims before her conversion, many Muslims today challenge her …
Continue reading Islamic History and the Women You Never Hear About: Hind bint Utbah
Verily, those who have attained to faith [in this Qur'an], as well as those who follow the Jewish faith, and the Christians, and the Sabians--all who believe in God and the Last Day and do righteous deeds--shall have their reward with their Sustainer; and no fear need they have, and neither shall they grieve. --Qur'an …
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