Qurʼan and woman
Subtitle: rereading the sacred text from a woman's perspective
By: Amina Wadud.
Edition: [2nd ed.].
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9780195128369
Subjects: Koran -- Theology; Women in the Koran
Description: Fourteen centuries of Islamic thought have produced a legacy of readings of the Qur'an written almost entirely by men. Now, with Qur'an and Woman, Amina Wadud provides a first interpretive reading by a woman, a reading which validates the female voice in the Qur'an and brings it out of the shadows. Muslim progressives have long argued that it is not the religion but patriarchal explication and implementation of the Qur'an that have kept women oppressed.

For many, the way to reform is the reexamination and reinterpretation of religious texts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-116) and index.
Rev. ed. of: Qurʼan and woman. Kuala Lumpur : Fajar Bakti, 1992.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : How perceptions of woman influence interpretation of the Qurʼan; title: In the beginning, man and woman were equal : human creation in the Qurʼan; title: The Qurʼanic view of woman in this world; title: The equity of recompense : the hereafter in the Qurʼan; title: Rights and roles of women : some controversies; title: Conclusion; title: Appendix : List of female characters mentioned in the Qurʼan