Women’s Ijtihad and Lady Amin’s Islamic Ethics on Womanhood and Motherhood

Women’s position, identity, and value in Islam have been affected by androcentric interpretations of the Qur’an and hadith throughout Islamic history. Women’s roles in society, as well as their position vis-à-vis Islamic sources and authority, have been shaped...

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Main Author:	Ladan Rahbari
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:	Religions
Subjects:	women’s ijtihad islamic feminism lady amin motherhood shi’a islam womanhood
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/2/88

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spelling	doaj-bd30c01f63704eb1b1a25a2380b462562020-11-25T02:38:44ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442020-02-011128810.3390/rel11020088rel11020088Women’s Ijtihad and Lady Amin’s Islamic Ethics on Womanhood and MotherhoodLadan Rahbari0Centre for Research on Culture and Gender, Ghent University, 9000 Gent, BelgiumWomen’s position, identity, and value in Islam have been affected by androcentric interpretations of the Qur’an and hadith throughout Islamic history. Women’s roles in society, as well as their position vis-à-vis Islamic sources and authority, have been shaped by these interpretations. In Shi’a Islam, due to the majority male clergy’s resistance, women have rarely reached the highest loci of Shi’i authority and jurisprudence. However, there have been women scholars who have transgressed these normative frameworks. Lady Amin, who was one of the most prominent Iranian theologians of the 19th and 20th centuries, is a notable example. Lady Amin had great knowledge of jurisprudence and gained the status of <em>mujtahida</em> at the age of forty. Her scholarly work addressed not only interpretations of the Qur’an and hadith, but also women’s issues and gender politics of her time. This study addresses women’s ijtihad in Shi’a Islam and investigates Lady Amin’s teachings on the topics of womanhood and motherhood. This study focuses on Lady Amin’s book of Islamic ethics, titled <em>Ways of Happiness: Suggestions for Faithful Sisters</em>, written as a Shi’i source of guidance with a specific focus on women and gender in Shi’a Islam.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/2/88women’s ijtihadislamic feminismlady aminmotherhoodshi’a islamwomanhood
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description	Women’s position, identity, and value in Islam have been affected by androcentric interpretations of the Qur’an and hadith throughout Islamic history. Women’s roles in society, as well as their position vis-à-vis Islamic sources and authority, have been shaped by these interpretations. In Shi’a Islam, due to the majority male clergy’s resistance, women have rarely reached the highest loci of Shi’i authority and jurisprudence. However, there have been women scholars who have transgressed these normative frameworks. Lady Amin, who was one of the most prominent Iranian theologians of the 19th and 20th centuries, is a notable example. Lady Amin had great knowledge of jurisprudence and gained the status of <em>mujtahida</em> at the age of forty. Her scholarly work addressed not only interpretations of the Qur’an and hadith, but also women’s issues and gender politics of her time. This study addresses women’s ijtihad in Shi’a Islam and investigates Lady Amin’s teachings on the topics of womanhood and motherhood. This study focuses on Lady Amin’s book of Islamic ethics, titled <em>Ways of Happiness: Suggestions for Faithful Sisters</em>, written as a Shi’i source of guidance with a specific focus on women and gender in Shi’a Islam.
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Women’s Ijtihad and Lady Amin’s Islamic Ethics on Womanhood and Motherhood

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