Original sentence: ) The event was not the first time in the history of Islam that a woman lead the Friday prayer.Many Muslim religious scholars (ulema) and jurists say that it is against Islam to have a woman Imam lead a prayer when there is a male in the congregation, on the grounds that "the Prophet Muhammad has never practiced the Imamate of a woman in a Salat when there was a male attending it".There has been much objection from Muslims around the world to Dr Wadud's imamate; some Muslims even declare it to be blasphemous, while others consider it Ijtihad, although, according to what some Islamic judges say, reasoning from what they read from texts and judicial commentaries, the exercise of Ijtihad is not allowed.Wadud has, reportedly, been threatened by conservative Muslims, and conservative opinions may have contributed to the mosques' refusal of Dr
Edited sentence: ) The event was perhaps the first time in the history of Islam that a woman lead the Friday prayer.Conservative opinions may have contributed to the mosques' refusal of Dr.Majority of religious scholars (ulema) and jurists agree that it is against Islam to have a woman Imam lead a prayer when there is a male in the congregation.She has reportedly been threatened by some people who holds to the fundementals of Islam.The Prophet Muhammad has never practiced the Imamate of a woman in a Salat when there was a male attending it.The overwhelming majority of Muslims around the world have objected to Dr Wadud's imamate and some even declare it as as blasphemous while others consider it Ijtihad, though according to Islamic Jurisprudence, the exercise of Ijtihad is not allowed in the presence of clear-cut textual evidence and scholarly consensus