Islam and Gender Justice: Questions at the Interface

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Gyan Books, 2005 - Religion - 327 pages
A solemn attempt to rediscover the Qurnic basis of gender equality, determining the status of women in Islam, to recapture the spirit of quranic revelation further to reconstruct Islamic theology from an egalitarian perspectives. A comprehensive and exhaustive study.

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Contents

Foreword
7
Preface
17
An Introduction
35
Was Eve Created from the Rib of Adam?
67
Gender Equity and Gender Difference
95
Abused Verses of the Quran
121
Is God a Male?
163
Who is an Ideal Muslim Woman?
187
Beyond the Patriarchal Interpretation
245
Glossary
279
Appendix
297
For Further Study
311
Index
319
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