Amina wadud s quran and woman may not be to the liking of traditionalists but you have to respect her research and reasoning. In 2005, she made international headlines when she helped to promote new traditions by leading the muslim friday prayer in new york city, provoking a firestorm of media controversy and kindling. A professor in the us is thought to have become one of the first muslim women to lead mixed friday prayers. True, although amina wadud is a qualified scholar of islam. In 2005, she made international headlines when she helped to promote new traditions by leading.
Wadud is professor emeritus of islamic studies at virginia commonwealth university in richmond, va and visiting scholar at starr king school for ministry in berkeley, california. Revelation, inspiration, divine communication from. This article focuses on fatima mernissis, and amina waduds views of feminism from the eastern perspective. Pdf unenlightened feminism critique of amina wadud gibril.
Now, with quran and woman, amina wadud provides a first interpretive reading by a woman, a reading which validates the female voice in the quran and brings it out of the shadows. In 2014, she lived in both chicago and in miami early life and education. Honoring the work and life of amina wadud the link takes you to a full pdf of the. Us academic first woman to lead muslim prayers in uk. Her father, a methodist minister, encouraged her to explore other religions. About the friday prayer led by amina wadud abdennur prado. To say the least, wadud is uniquely suited to write inside the gender jihad. A response that will prove the evil and blasphemous nature. She is the author of three short story collections, many individual stories, as well as works of literary criticism.
Amina waduds thoughts on the modern islam womens movement biography born mary teasley to christian africanamerican parents in bethesda, md. In 2005, amina wadud made international headlines when she helped to promote new traditions by leading the muslim friday prayer in new york city. Professor wadud cannot comfortably be fitted with a label such as feminist, progressive, liberal, or islamist. For those not gathering on the dusty plains of the desert in arabia, we have the celebration of the feast of the sacrifice, commemorating the exchange of a lamb for the blood of the son of abraham. Amina wadud is an internationally known scholar on islam and gender. I enjoyed reading about waduds story and how she discovered islam for herself. He stressed the importance of independent choice and the relevance of the relationship between religion and justice. Amina waduds quran and woman may not be to the liking of traditionalists but you have to respect her research and reasoning. Im launching a new channel about the divine feminine in islam. Rereading the sacred text from a womans perspective. In this provocative book, inside the gender jihad, wadud brings a wealth of experience from the trenches of the jihad to make a passionate argument for gender inclusiveness in the muslim world.
May 01, 2017 the life and work of amina wadud is helping to change gender roles within islam. Her statement is one of slander, verbal abuse of the dead, speaking ill about a muslim, speaking ill about a prophet of allah, apostasy, and other than that which is prohibited. Now, with quran and woman, amina wadud provides a first interpretive reading by a woman, a reading which validates the female voice in the quran and. She has been part of several civil society organizations and movements for promoting principles of equality for women under principles of islam.
For in most cases what is regarded as religious thought and. Research center for islamic legislation and ethics official account. There is a lot of useful info in this book but overall wadud strikes a tone that is simply too fundamentalist for her credibility as a professional academic not to suffer. The excellent innovation in the quran and hadith 2006. Amina wadud,islamic studies professor department of philosophy and religious studies amina wadud publisher. Now, with quran and woman, amina wadud provides a first interpretive reading by a woman, a reading which validates the female voice in. Wadud will trace the muslim womens movement from an inside personalspiritual course to its global conditions and challenges towards a new paradigm changing the future. Fourteen centuries of islamic thought have produced a legacy of interpretive readings of the quran written almost entirely by men. The paper introduces the northamerican muslim scholar and feminist amina wadud. Rereading the sacred text from a womans perspective and. After professor waduds valiant jihad in writing this insightful book, she has. The writing of hasan al banna, the founder of the muslim. Amina waduds address is titled women shall lead them.
Rereading the sacred text from a womans perspective, oxford, 1999 and, most recently, of inside the gender jihad. November 23rd, amina wadud, an american muslim scholar known for her combining academic endeavours with activism in the service of gender justice, visited the university of oslo and gave an engaged lecture on the intellectual, ideological and political challenges in combining academia and activism. She has lived in five different countries and traveled to more than 40 countries as a consultant on islam, human rights, and women. Pdf unenlightened feminism critique of amina wadud. In march, a group of american muslims announced that amina wadud muhsin would lead the juma prayers on friday 18th of march in new york, delivering the khutba and leading the collective prayer.
Rereading the sacred text from a womans perspective and inside the gender jihad, she will blog on her life journey and anything that moves her about islam, gender. See all books authored by amina wadud, including quran and woman. Amina wadud is a retired professor of religion and philosophy at virginia commonwealth university with a progressive focus on quran exegesis and an activist for gender equality her books include quran and woman. Wadud will trace the muslim womens movement from an inside personalspiritual course to its global conditions and challenges towards a. Amina wadud is an islamic studies professor, author of several books advocating for a more active role for women in islam, and in 2005 lead a new york city mosque in friday prayers, setting the international world on fire. Dr amina wadud leads muslim prayer service at synod house in manhattan nyc for more than a hundred men and women in controversial show of support for elevating role of women in islamic religion. May 1, 2017 one of the most recognized contemporary islamic feminists in the world visits the university of kentucky this week. Amina wadud, imam of the muslim feminists, calls ibrahim. Amina waduds decision to lead mixedgender prayers in oxford today challenges tradition, not the tenets of religion fri 17 oct 2008 09. Us academic first woman to lead muslim prayers in uk world. Amina wadud scholar professor amina wadud has argued persuasively that the influence of patriarchy on interpretation of the quran and the practices of muslims has restricted realisation of the quranic message of equality and justice.
Mar 19, 2005 dr amina wadud leads muslim prayer service at synod house in manhattan nyc for more than a hundred men and women in controversial show of support for elevating role of women in islamic religion. Rereading the sacred text from a womans perspective, and inside the gender jihad. May 02, 2002 amina wadud is an islamic studies professor in the department of philosophy and religious studies at virginia commonwealth university. Many muslim women scholars criticise the study of third world women as objects of studycases who are rarely.
Quran and woman by amina wadudmuhsin find, read and cite all the research you need on. Research center for islamic legislation and ethics official account enfrar. Wadud the best in her future academic and liturgical endeavours. Inside the gender jihad is an interesting mix of autobiography and feminist analysis of the muslim world. A worldrenowned professor of islamic studies, amina wadud h. Jun 30, 2006 in 2005, amina wadud made international headlines when she helped to promote new traditions by leading the muslim friday prayer in new york city. Amina wadud is a modern scholar who seeks to reform is lam from a feministic. This article is from the may 2002 issue of new internationalist. Amina wadud born september 25, 1952 is an american muslim philosopher with a progressive focus on quran exegesis interpretation of the holy text amina converted to islam and concerted her efforts on relation of gender and islam. Rereading the sacred text from a womens perspective quran and women. Rereading the sacred text from a womans perspective and inside the gender jihad. Today i followed a twitter seminar on the topic reading for gender from the quran based on the teachings of the islamic scholar amina wadud.
These two wellknown writers and thinkers believe that muslim women suffer due to the patriarchal system and male leading figures misinterpreting the sacred texts in muslim countries. Amina wadud and feminist interpretation of surah 4. I converted to islam during the second wave feminist movement in the 1970s. Knitting together scrupulous scholarship with lessons drawn from her own experiences as a woman, she explores the array of issues facing muslim women. She was a professor of religion and philosophy at among others, the virginia commonwealth university and one of the founders of the group sisters in islam. Say what you will about amina wadud, but she knows her stuff. Her work is focused on finding ways to produce a genderconscious tafsir of the quran based on hermeneutic methodology.
Amina wadud, an american academic, yesterday became the first woman to lead british muslims in mixed congregational prayers and deliver the friday sermon. Oct 17, 2008 amina wadud s decision to lead mixedgender prayers in oxford today challenges tradition, not the tenets of religion fri 17 oct 2008 09. Born into a methodist africanamerican family, wadud became a muslim at the age of 20. Amina wadud to lead their mixedgender friday prayer jummah. Oct 17, 2008 amina wadud, an american academic, yesterday became the first woman to lead british muslims in mixed congregational prayers and deliver the friday sermon. Quran and woman amina wadud oxford university press. This article focuses on fatima mernissis, and amina wadud s views of feminism from the eastern perspective. She is professor of islamic studies at virginia commonwealth university and author of quran and woman. The life and work of amina wadud is helping to change gender roles within islam.
Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject orientalism sinology islamic studies, grade. Some see it as an awakening of the comunity, a revolutionary issue. Wadud, who specializes in islam, gender and quranic studies, taught at the religious studies program at virginia commonwealth university and the international islamic university in malaysia. Of these approaches is the historical context in which the book was revealed, the geographic location of arabia and its environmental circumstances as well as approaching a verse in a text in relation to the entire message of the quran and not to take a verse out. Dr amina wadud is a professor of islamic studies and a mother of five. In 2005, she made international headlines when she helped to promote new traditions by leading the muslim friday prayer in new york city. May 01, 2017 amina waduds address is titled women shall lead them. A response that will prove the evil and blasphemous nature of. More than 100 men and women attended the service and sermon given by amina wadud, professor of islamic studies at virginia commonwealth university. The unicity of allah, harmony in and unity of all creation under a single creator. Wadud is professor emeritus of islamic studies at virginia commonwealth university in richmond, va and visiting scholar at starr. Within the islamic system of thought i have struggled to transform idealism into.
A worldrenowned professor of islamic studies, amina wadud has long been at the forefront of what she calls the gender jihad, the struggle for justice for women within the global islamic community. Amina wadud gave a lecture as a part of our islam in america lecture series on gender jihad amina wadud is the author of many books including inside the. I saw everything through a prism of religious euphoria and idealism. Her books are wellknown internationally and she is a prolific public speaker. Amina wadud described the prophet ibrahim alayhissalam as being a deadbeat dad due to him abandoning hajar and his son ismail there in makkah. Rereading the sacred text from a womens perspective by amina wadud on march 18, 2005 amina wadud shocked the world when she led an islamic prayer service in front of both a male and female audience in a new york city cathedral. Mar 18, 2005 a professor in the us is thought to have become one of the first muslim women to lead mixed friday prayers. Wadud has embraced several public social media forums, including facebook, twitter, and instagram. She is in a position to apply ijthad and issue rulings.