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Message from the Executive Director A message from Dr. Azizah al-Hibri to all the friends of Karamah. We have given dignity to the children of Adam... Qur'an 17:70 Karamah Means Dignity The Quran states that God has endowed human beings with dignity. This dignity extends to us all, regardless of race, status, or gender. As Muslim women, we cherish our God-given KARAMAH. KARAMAH is a reciprocal ...

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful Women in Islam Introduction The Ideal Muslimah: the true Islamic personality of the Muslim woman as defined in the Qur'an and Sunnah by Dr. Muhammad Ali Al-Hashimi Women in the Qur'an and Sunnah Women in Society Marriage What is Hijab One woman's experience with hijab Who practices polygamy Some advice from one Muslim woman to ...

Encouraging Muslim women and supporters of Muslim women to arise and reinvigorate shari'a so that the Muslim world might achieve the essential Qur'anic spirit of egalitarianism and equality envisioned by the Prophet of Islam.

Hijab III&E Brochure Series (published by The Institute of Islamic Information and Education (III&E) and reproduced in electronic form by Islamic Academy for Scientific Research with permission) THE QUESTION OF HIJAB: SUPPRESSION OR LIBERATION Why do Muslim women have to cover their heads This question is one which is asked by Muslim and non-Muslim alike. For many women it is the truest test ...

Women in the Quran and the Sunna Prof. Abdur Rahman I. Doi Professor and Director, Center for Islamic Legal Studies, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaira, Nigeria. In Islam there is absolutely no difference between men and women as far as their relationship to Allah is concerned, as both are promised the same reward for good conduct and the same punishment for evil conduct. The Qur'an says: And for ...

Shagrat al-Durr (died 1259) who took the title of Sultan and regrouped the Egyptian army to take Damietta back from the Frankish Crusaders.

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Greetings of Peace, As-Salaamu-Alaikum! Welcome!.... To the home page of Sisters United in Human Service, Inc. Thank you for your visit. We hope to bring you valuable information about our organization, our community service efforts, and other relevant information. We welcome your comments and suggestions, and we pray that Almighty God will bless our efforts and keep our intentions pure. During ...

Courtesy of ISL Software, makers of the WinAlim Islamic database. List of the Sahaabah's Biographies Rumaysa bint Milhan Even before Islam was introduced to Yathrib, Rumaysa was known for her excellent character, the power of her intellect and her independent attitude of mind. She was known by various names including Rumaysa and Ghumaysa, but these were possibly nicknames. One historian says ...

TRC Home Page Publications and Papers Main Menu The Religious Consultation on Population, Reproductive Health & Ethics Members, One of Another: Gender Equality and Justice in Islam By Riffat Hassan Department of Religious Studies University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky Table of Contents Section One: Introduction Section Two: Islam Seeks Liberation Section Three: Human Rights in the Qur'an ...

Courtesy of ISL Software, makers of the WinAlim Islamic database. List of the Sahaabah's Biographies Fatimah bint Muhammad Fatimah was the fifth child of Muhammad and Khadijah. She was born at a time when her noble father had begun to spend long periods in the solitude of mountains around Makkah, meditating and reflecting on the great mysteries of creation. This was the time, before the Bithah, ...

A woman warrior of Islam ************************ excerpted from the book 'The Ideal Muslimah' by Dr. Muhammad Ali Al Hashimi One of the most distinguished women who took part in the battle of Uhud, if not the most distinguished of them, was Nasibah bint Ka'b al-Maziniyyah, Umm 'Umarah (May Allah be pleased with her). At the beginning of the battle, she was bringing water and tending the ...

Subj: Zaynab al-Ghazali --------------------------------------------------------------- Zaynab al-Ghazali is a woman of another kind. Like Aisha Abd al-Rahman, she is Egyptian and defends the rights of Muslim women in accordance with what she perceives to be the correct Islamic doctrine, and like her she is the daughter of an Azhar-educated father. But she has been an organizer of women and an ...

Woman's Status In Bible & Quran We're trying to compare the woman's status as seen in Christianity and Islam. The sources are mainly the Bible, Quran, and the teachings of Prophet Mohammed. The First Woman / Eve Christianity (Bible) When the woman (Eve) saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She ...

Women, Islam & Equality The National Council of Resistance of IranForeign Affairs Committee A publication of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran.Correspondence address: B.P. 18, 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise, France Chapter Three - Islam: Beacon of Women's As a Muslim woman, let me proclaim that the peddlers of religion who rule Iran in the name of Islam, but shed ...

Women in a Qur'anic Society Lois Lamya ' al-F'aruqi Vol I The topic of this paper was chosen out of the conviction that humanity is suffering today from a number of serious social problems related to women and to the interrelations of the two sexes in society. Although these problems may be more pronounced, disturbing, more debilitating for some of us than for others, there are probably few if ...

From: Wajahat Husain whus@khi.compol.com Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah Brothers and Sisters Assalam o Alaikum: Here i have narrated the reflections of one of the first American Jewish women to accept islam. This narration below in her own words is not just a story, but the beginning of her literary mission to combat modernism inflicted on islam by so called ...

In Recognition of Women WHEN Imam Zuhri, a famous scholar of Sunna (Prophet Muhammad's traditions), indicated to Qasim ibn Muhammd (a scholar of the Qur'an), a desire to seek knowledge, Qasim advised him to join the assembly of a well-known woman jurist of the day, Amara bin Al-Rahman. Imam Zuhri attended her assembly and later described her as a boundless ocean of knowledge. In fact, Amra ...

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Ramlah Bint Abu Sufyan Abu Sufyan ibn Harb could not conceive of anyone among the Quraysh who would dare challenge his authority or go against his orders. He was after all, the sayyid or chieftain of Makkah who had to be obeyed and followed. His daughter, Ramlah, known as Umm Habibah, however dared to challenge his authority when she rejected the deities of the Quraysh and their idolatrous ways.

Sister President Assalamu alaikunna. I wrote this article for our Sisters Net so I hope you will enjoy it! Feel free to pass it on. Dr. Mohja Kahf You May Call Her Sister President We met for breakfast by the bay in Panama City, Florida. The sea was glorifying Allah in frothy eddies. How did you get to be president of the Islamic center in this small, mostly conservative community I asked Mrs.

ISLAMIC TRADITIONS AND THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT: CONFRONTATION OR COOPERATION Dr. Lois Lamya' al Faruqi Whether living in the Middle East or Africa, in Central Asia, in Pakistan, in Southeast Asia, or in Europe and the Americas, Muslim women tend to view the feminist movement with some apprehension. Although there are some features of the feminist cause with which we as Muslims would wish to join ...

THE VOICE OF A WOMAN in Islam Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi Many Muslims have adopted the Judeo-Christian ethic which views women as the source of human tragedy because of her alleged biblical role as the temptress who seduced Adam into disobedience to his Lord. By tempting her husband to eat the forbidden fruit, she not only defied Allah, but caused humankind's expulsion from Paradise, thus instigating ...