Justice and Beauty in Muslim Marriage: Towards Egalitarian Ethics and Laws
Many contemporary Muslim family laws rest on patriarchal concepts. The time for change is now.

The model of marriage constructed in classical Islamic jurisprudence rests on patriarchal ethics that privilege men. This worldview persists in gender norms and family laws in many Muslim contexts, despite reforms introduced over the past few decades.

In this volume, a diverse group of scholars explore how egalitarian marital relations can be supported from within Islamic tradition. Brought together by the Musawah movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family, they examine ethics and laws related to marriage and gender relations from the perspective of the Qur’an, Sunna, Muslim legal tradition, historical practices and contemporary law reform processes. Collectively they conceptualize how Muslim marriages can be grounded in equality, mutual well-being and the core Qur’anic principles of ‘adl (justice) and ihsan (goodness and beauty).
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Justice and Beauty in Muslim Marriage: Towards Egalitarian Ethics and Laws
Many contemporary Muslim family laws rest on patriarchal concepts. The time for change is now.

The model of marriage constructed in classical Islamic jurisprudence rests on patriarchal ethics that privilege men. This worldview persists in gender norms and family laws in many Muslim contexts, despite reforms introduced over the past few decades.

In this volume, a diverse group of scholars explore how egalitarian marital relations can be supported from within Islamic tradition. Brought together by the Musawah movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family, they examine ethics and laws related to marriage and gender relations from the perspective of the Qur’an, Sunna, Muslim legal tradition, historical practices and contemporary law reform processes. Collectively they conceptualize how Muslim marriages can be grounded in equality, mutual well-being and the core Qur’anic principles of ‘adl (justice) and ihsan (goodness and beauty).
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Justice and Beauty in Muslim Marriage: Towards Egalitarian Ethics and Laws

Justice and Beauty in Muslim Marriage: Towards Egalitarian Ethics and Laws

Justice and Beauty in Muslim Marriage: Towards Egalitarian Ethics and Laws

Justice and Beauty in Muslim Marriage: Towards Egalitarian Ethics and Laws

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Many contemporary Muslim family laws rest on patriarchal concepts. The time for change is now.

The model of marriage constructed in classical Islamic jurisprudence rests on patriarchal ethics that privilege men. This worldview persists in gender norms and family laws in many Muslim contexts, despite reforms introduced over the past few decades.

In this volume, a diverse group of scholars explore how egalitarian marital relations can be supported from within Islamic tradition. Brought together by the Musawah movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family, they examine ethics and laws related to marriage and gender relations from the perspective of the Qur’an, Sunna, Muslim legal tradition, historical practices and contemporary law reform processes. Collectively they conceptualize how Muslim marriages can be grounded in equality, mutual well-being and the core Qur’anic principles of ‘adl (justice) and ihsan (goodness and beauty).

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780861544479
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication date: 12/13/2022
Pages: 416
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Ziba Mir-Hosseini is Professorial Research Associate at the Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Law, SOAS, University of London. Mulki Al-Sharmani is Associate Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Helsinki. Jana Rumminger is a legal researcher and writer whose focus is human rights, gender and religion. Sarah Marsso is a feminist anti-racism activist and Musawah’s Knowledge Building Coordinator.

Table of Contents

Foreword Zainah Anwar vii

Acknowledgements xi

Note on Translation and Transliteration xv

Introduction: Towards Marriage as a Partnership of Equals Ziba Mir-Hosseini Mulki Al-Sharmani Jana Rumminger Sarah Marsso 1

The Qur'an

Qur'anic Ethics of Marriage Omaima Abou-Bakr Asma Lamrabet Mulki Al-Sharmani 21

Reading the Qur'an Through Women's Experiences Nur Rofiah 57

ihsan: A Mandate for Beauty and Goodness in Family Relations Amira Abou-Taleb 85

Lessons from the Prophet

Reclaiming Khadija and Muhammad's Marriage as an Islamic Paradigm: Towards a New History of the Muslim Present Shadaab Rahemtulla Sara Ababneh 121

'Your Wife Enjoys Rights Over You' or Does She? Marriage in the Hadith Yasmin Amin 145

Qira'a Mubadala: Reciprocal Reading of Hadith on Marital Relationships Faqihuddin Abdul Kodir 181

Islamic Legal Theory and Ethics

Rethinking Muslim Marriage Rulings Through Structural Ijtibad Mohsen Kadivar 213

Reform of Usul al-Fiqh and Marriage: A Spiritually Integrative Approach Nevin Reda 232

Ethics and Gender Equality in Islam: A Constructivist Approach Mariam Al-Attar 272

Law and Practice

Historicrzing Muslim Marriage Practices in Pre-Modern Islamic Egypt Hoda El Saadi 299

Muslim Family Laws: Trajectories of Reform Lynn Welchman Zahia Jouirou Marwa Sharafeldin 321

Justice, Refinement and Beauty: Reflections on Marriage and Spirituality Sa'diyya Shaikh 363

About the Contributors 377

Index 386

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