No Truth Without Beauty God, the Qur’an, and Women's Rights /
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| Riassunto: | XXXIII, 306 p. text |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2022.
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| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2022. |
| Serie: | Sustainable Development Goals Series,
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| Accesso online: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83582-8 |
| Natura: | Elettronico Libro |
Sommario:
- Part I First the Qur’an, then Islam
- 1. A Spiritual Journey
- 2. Hadith Corpus
- 3. Hadith Content
- 4. Women and the Development of hadith Literature
- AT A GLANCE: First the Qur’an, then Islam
- Part II The Nature of Women
- 5. Women Were Not Created of Inferior Celestial Material
- 6. Eve Is Not Blamed for the Fall from Eden, Nor Are Women Guilty by Association
- 7. Women Are Not a Constant Source of Social Discord – Nor Naturally Conniving!
- 8. Women Were Created with the Exact Same Spiritual and Intellectual Capacity as Men, So of Course They Can Lead
- 9. When Men Deprive Women of Their Free Will, They Are Not Protecting Anyone: They Are Obstructing God’s Plan
- 10. God Does Not Prefer Sons Over Daughters (!)
- AT A GLANCE: The Nature of Women
- Part III The Rights of Women
- 11. Women Were Not Meant to Be Subordinate to Men
- 12. Inheritance: No, Women Did Not Get the Short End of the Stick
- 13. Nuptials: Women DoHave the Right to Choose Their Own Spouse, and How the Qur’anic Nuptial Agreement Advocates for the Bride
- 14. Marriage: A Sublime Institution, Not Mere Social Contract
- 15. Divorce: Men Do Not Hold all the Cards – The Qur’an Actually Levels the Playing Field Through Mandated Process and Etiquette
- AT A GLANCE: The Rights of Women
- Part IV Some Inconvenient Truths
- 16. Clothing: There Is No Dress Code for Women Beyond Covering their Private Parts, as with Men
- 17. Segregation: There Is No Restriction on Men and Women Mingling
- 18. Witnesses: A Woman’s Testimony Is Worth the Same as a Man’s, Except in Two Cases Where It May Count for More or Less
- AT A GLANCE: Some Inconvenient Truths
- Part V Carnal Matters
- 19. Sexual Misconduct: What the Qur’an Tells Us About Pre-Marital vs Extra-Marital Sex
- 20. Domestic Violence: The Qur’an Does Not Instruct Husbands to Hit Their Wives for “Disobedience” or Anything Else
- 21. Virgins:There Are No 72 Virgins Waiting for Anyone in Paradise
- AT A GLANCE: Carnal Matters.