Muslim Women’s Religious Education in Early and Classical Islam

This article explores the main trajectories of contemporary scholarship on women and religious learning in early and classical Islam. It focuses on women’s transmission of (sayings attributed to the Prophet which are decisive in formulating Islamic laws, rituals, and creed). The article reviews the...

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Published in:Religion compass
Main Author: Sayeed, Asma (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2011
In: Religion compass
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Summary:This article explores the main trajectories of contemporary scholarship on women and religious learning in early and classical Islam. It focuses on women’s transmission of (sayings attributed to the Prophet which are decisive in formulating Islamic laws, rituals, and creed). The article reviews the main points of legal discourse on the permissibility of educating women and surveys contributions in the arena of social history which have illuminated various aspects of women’s religious education in early and classical Islam. In the process, the author proposes questions for future studies in this area.
ISSN:1749-8171
Contains:Enthalten in: Religion compass
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2011.00263.x