Women in the Quran, traditions, and interpretation /

"Islamic ideas about women and their role in society spark considerable debate - both in the Western world and in the Islamic world itself. Despite the popular attention surrounding Middle Eastern attitudes toward women, there has been little systematic study of the statements regarding women i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stowasser, Barbara Freyer, 1935-2012
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Subjects:	Qurʼan > Criticism, interpretation, etc. Coran > Critique, interprétation, etc. Qurʼan Women in the Qurʼan. Women in Islam. Femmes dans le Coran. Femmes dans l'islam. Women in Islam Women in the Qurʼan Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Part I. Women in sacred history.
The Qur'an
The chapter of Eve
The women of Noah, Lot, and Abraham
The chapter of Zulaykha
The women in the life of the prophet Moses
The chapter of Bilqis, Queen of Sheeba
The chapter of Mary
Part II. The Prophet's wives.
The mothers of the believers in the Qur'an
The mothers of the believers in the Hadith
Modern Muslim interpretations.