Women and Islam Archives - Dr. Jasser Auda

10 Mar 19

Islam & Women- A Maqasid Approach

Ulama/Imam Training Islam & Women- A Maqasid Approach Cape Town. 2019 Part 1: Islam and Women – A Maqasid Approach. Part 2: Islam and Women – A Maqasid Approach Q & A: Islam and Women – A Maqasid Approach

03 Sep 17

Reclaiming The Mosque

Women could lead men in prayers only in family settings and household prayer areas. This was Dr. Jasser’s conclusion in this section of “Reclaiming the Mosque”. It is not true that women can not lead men in prayers under any circumstances, as many scholars claimed. He quoted a number of…

10 Jul 17

Women Area in Mosque: Children Rows and Mosque’s Doors(5-5)

In this part, Dr. Jasser Auda concludes the series with discussion of where children should line within a mosque and whether women are solely responsible for them during prayer. Also, whether mosque’s gates should be open for both men and women or dedicated for each gender is also elaborated on…

10 Feb 17

Women Area in Mosque: Access to the Imam(2-5)

In the first part, Dr. Jasser Auda raised the question about where women prayer area should be located within the mosque and whether segregating women from men in mosques is acceptable. He listed 5 disadvantages of this practice and showed how the design of the Prophet’s Mosque was open for both…

08 Nov 16

Q and A on Women in the Islamic Law, Bosnia

Q and A on Women in the Islamic Law, Nahla Women Association, Bosnia, May 2012.

01 Nov 16

Aisha married Mohammad at age 16, not 9

Jasser Auda, a Visiting Professor of Islamic Law at Carleton University in Ottawa and a Founding and Board Member of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, claims that there is no basis in Islam for legalizing early marriage. In his recent lecture on the book of the medieval Andalusian Muslim…

May 29, 2016
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Summary This article surveys the different opinions regarding the maximum length of fasting for Muslims living in northern regions of the globe. My main concern is to ease the hardship that a sizeable population of Muslims may experience this year and in coming years as a result of fasting an…

29 May 16

Praying by a Non-Muslim?

Aboutislam.net Question I am originally Christian and for the last year I have been discovering Islam. I have now stopped going to church and praying according to the Christian tradition because I gradually became unconvinced of the key Christian teachings about Jesus. I am missing prayer very much, and I…

May 9, 2016
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May 8, 2016
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The Hadiths quoted in the previous part, and other similar Hadiths, do not claim that the Madinah community was free from deviations, even within the Prophet’s Mosque. It was reported in Al-Mustadrak from Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a pretty woman, one of the most beautiful, used to perform…

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