ROLES OF MUSLIM WOMEN IN MODERN DAY NIGERIA: ISLAMICPERSPECTIVES

InNigeria,womenhavebeensubjectedtopromiscuityandallotherformsofillicitco-habitationintheirattempttocontributetheirquotastowardthedevelopmentofthecountry.Asaresultofthis,someMuslimsscholarshavecalledforthepreventionofwomenfromactiveinvolvementinsocio-politicalhappeningsinNigeria.Hence,thispaperfocuse...

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Main Author: ODENIYI, Ismail Kolawole (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Mayanjuola Publ 2021
In: Religions' educator
Year: 2021, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 97-106
Further subjects:B Islamic civilisation
B Nigerian
B Muslim Women roles
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1115-5035
Contains:Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator