ROLES OF MUSLIM WOMEN IN MODERN DAY NIGERIA: ISLAMICPERSPECTIVES
InNigeria,womenhavebeensubjectedtopromiscuityandallotherformsofillicitco-habitationintheirattempttocontributetheirquotastowardthedevelopmentofthecountry.Asaresultofthis,someMuslimsscholarshavecalledforthepreventionofwomenfromactiveinvolvementinsocio-politicalhappeningsinNigeria.Hence,thispaperfocuse...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Mayanjuola Publ
2021
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Religions' educator
Année: 2021, Volume: 20, Numéro: 1, Pages: 97-106 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Islamic civilisation
B Nigerian B Muslim Women roles |
| Résumé: | InNigeria,womenhavebeensubjectedtopromiscuityandallotherformsofillicitco-habitationintheirattempttocontributetheirquotastowardthedevelopmentofthecountry.Asaresultofthis,someMuslimsscholarshavecalledforthepreventionofwomenfromactiveinvolvementinsocio-politicalhappeningsinNigeria.Hence,thispaperfocusesontherolesofwomeninIslamichistorywithabidtoencouragingNigerianMuslimwomentowardcontributingtheirquotastotheprogressofthenation.ItconceptualiseswomenfromIslamicperspectiveandhighlightsthestatusofwomengloballybeforetheadventofIslamiccivilisationsespeciallyintheJahilīyyah(pre-IslamicArabian)period.ThispaperalsoexaminesthestatusofwomeninIslamandidentifiesvariouswaysbywhichIslamimprovedtremendouslythestatusofwomenacrosstheArablandandbyextensionintheworldentirely.Ithistoricisesthesocialandreligio-politicalrolesofwomeninIslamwithrelevancequotationsfromQur’ān,HadīthandIslamichistory.ThepapersuggestswaysofimprovingonitwithdueattentiontothedictateofSharī‘ah(Islamiclaw)aswellasthephysiologicalandpsychologicalcompositionofwomen.IthighlightshowMuslimwomeninNigeriacaneffectivelypartakeinnationbuildingintheirchosencarrierswithoutjettisoningtheirrolesaswivesandasmotherswithinthelimitofMaqāsidal-Sharī‘ah(theobjectiveofSharī‘ah).Thepaperemployshistoricalanddocumentarymethodsinbringingoutitsfindingsandconcludesbyrecommendingsomeresearch-basedapproacheswhichincludestheneedforMuslimwomentoalwaysavoidfreemixingwiththeoppositesexandtheymustcovertheirentirebody,doawaywithsee-throughapparentandclothesthatexposeordescribetheshapeoftheirbodyintheirattempttocontributetheirquotastowardsthedevelopmentofthecountry. |
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| ISSN: | 1115-5035 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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