Open AccessMuslim Men Writing for Muslim Women
Author(s) -
Zakyi Ibrahim
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of islam and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2690-3741
pISSN - 2690-3733
DOI - 10.35632/ajis.v31i4.1069
Subject(s) - islam , muslim community , gender studies , muslim world , religious studies , sociology , history , theology , philosophy
During a discussion in my “CPRL 373 Women in Islam” class, students werebaffled by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali’s (d. 1111) candid discussion of sex in hisIḥyā’ ‘Ulūm al-Dīn.1 I was not surprised, because many assumptions are takenfor granted about medieval Muslim scholars due to their religious and sectarianreputations, cultural environments, and eras. However, without highlightingany sexual discourse or showering praises, this editorial only introducesIbn al-Jawzi and his Aḥkām al-Nisā’.