Gardens of the Righteous

Sir, Khan, Muhammad Zafrulla,

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“…Your right is that they shall not permit anyone you dislike to enter your home, and their right is that you should treat them well." (Khan 2012) Approaching Shari'a through a Womanist perspective would allow women to exercise their rights to the fullest extent and promote justice. Womanism was initially conceived of by Alice Walker in 1979 to describe a black feminist, but now it explicitly aims to rectify the oppression present in the daily lived experiences of women of coloras described by scholar Layli Phillips:…”

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Women, Islam, and the Law

Ibrahim

2019

The Palgrave Handbook of African Women's Studies

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This chapter reflects on the core value of Shari'a in elevating womanism as the nucleus of societies to be reverenced, respected, and honored. This in turn ensures that human rights and the worth of the woman are not taken for granted and are being upheld. We could hypothesize on the interpretation and translation of Islamic legal text in different societies, but the baseline is that Womanism is celebrated in Islam. This chapter proposes a framework for understanding the interconnections between Womanism, human rights, and Islamic cosmology in seeking justice for women in some societies where Shari'a law is being implemented. One of the central aspects of this framework is understanding the

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confidence: 99%