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Muslim Women’s Religious Education in Early and Classical Islam
Author(s) -
Sayeed Asma
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
religion compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.113
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1749-8171
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2011.00263.x
Subject(s) - islam , creed , scholarship , religious education , gender studies , sharia , religious studies , psychology , sociology , social science , pedagogy , law , theology , political science , philosophy
This article explores the main trajectories of contemporary scholarship on women and religious learning in early and classical Islam. It focuses on women’s transmission of (sayings attributed to the Prophet which are decisive in formulating Islamic laws, rituals, and creed). The article reviews the main points of legal discourse on the permissibility of educating women and surveys contributions in the arena of social history which have illuminated various aspects of women’s religious education in early and classical Islam. In the process, the author proposes questions for future studies in this area.