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Wherever I meet Muslim students in universities, east or west, I am asked whether female students could be elected to the board or the presidency of their “Muslim Student Associations”!

Can women lead congregational prayers? There is no dispute that women could lead other women in congregational prayers, Al-Shafi`i, Ibn Abu Shaibah and Abdul-Razzaq, among others, reported that Um Salamah, the Mother of the Believers, may Allah be pleased with her, led other women in prayers while standing among them…

Are most women “dwellers of hell” as one hadith says? There is a popular, negative and unfair misconception about women that has to be cleared. Jabir Ibn Abdullah, may Allah be please with him, reported, according to Bukhari: I attended Eid Prayer with the Messenger of Allah. He started with…

What does the Quran say about women and mosques? There are dozens of Quranic verses related to mosques, all of which urge all believers who seek guidance, light and knowledge, males and females alike, to frequent mosques. The following are a few examples: {Say, O Muhammad, “My Lord has ordered…