ROLES OF MUSLIM WOMEN IN MODERN DAY NIGERIA: ISLAMICPERSPECTIVES
InNigeria,womenhavebeensubjectedtopromiscuityandallotherformsofillicitco-habitationintheirattempttocontributetheirquotastowardthedevelopmentofthecountry.Asaresultofthis,someMuslimsscholarshavecalledforthepreventionofwomenfromactiveinvolvementinsocio-politicalhappeningsinNigeria.Hence,thispaperfocuse...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Mayanjuola Publ
2021
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Religions' educator
Jahr: 2021, Band: 20, Heft: 1, Seiten: 97-106 |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Islamic civilisation
B Nigerian B Muslim Women roles |
| Zusammenfassung: | 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 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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