There have been over 8,000 Muslim women who have narrated and taught the hadiths in Islamic history, an Islamic scholar said Tuesday.
"In addition to transmitting hadiths, women can give fatwa (edicts) too," said Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi at a public lecture at the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) that shed the popular belief that such activities were strictly in the male domain.
"The Prophet Muhammad left an ummah (muslim community) where men and women were treated equally," he added, citing as examples several Muslim women who had taught and narrated the Sahih al-Bukhari in mosques and to several caliphs.
Dr Nadwi, who was speaking on the Role of Women in the Hadith Movement, is currently revising his 40-volume biographical dictionary of women narrators and scholars of the hadiths, that is, the reports of the sayings or actions of the Prophet or his companions, together with the tradition of their chain of transmission - Source
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Sunday, June 27, 2010
Muslim woman told to remove face veil during job interview
An Australian Muslim woman has complained that she was told to remove her face veil during a job interview at a Northern Territory hospital in Darwin.
According to reports, a doctor at Royal Darwin Hospital asked the young woman to remove her veil during an administration job interview.
The woman, however, refused to do so, and filed an official complaint.
The Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission officers have launched an investigation into the matter.
Meanwhile, Northern Territory Islamic Society President, Adil Jamil, said that it was considered “offensive” to ask a woman to take off her hijab.
“It's against their religious beliefs. It can seriously hurt their inner self,” The Herald Sun quoted Jamil, as saying.
“Under traditional Islamic view, a woman cannot show her face to any man except her husband and male relatives,” he added.
He further said that there were about 2000 Muslims in the territory, but less than two percent wore a veil.
“They see it as reinforcing their religious beliefs and inner satisfaction,” Jamil said.
The case comes at a time when several western countries are following France’s lead in banning the wearing of the hijab in public. Source
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According to reports, a doctor at Royal Darwin Hospital asked the young woman to remove her veil during an administration job interview.
The woman, however, refused to do so, and filed an official complaint.
The Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission officers have launched an investigation into the matter.
Meanwhile, Northern Territory Islamic Society President, Adil Jamil, said that it was considered “offensive” to ask a woman to take off her hijab.
“It's against their religious beliefs. It can seriously hurt their inner self,” The Herald Sun quoted Jamil, as saying.
“Under traditional Islamic view, a woman cannot show her face to any man except her husband and male relatives,” he added.
He further said that there were about 2000 Muslims in the territory, but less than two percent wore a veil.
“They see it as reinforcing their religious beliefs and inner satisfaction,” Jamil said.
The case comes at a time when several western countries are following France’s lead in banning the wearing of the hijab in public. Source
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