ROLES OF MUSLIM WOMEN IN MODERN DAY NIGERIA: ISLAMICPERSPECTIVES
InNigeria,womenhavebeensubjectedtopromiscuityandallotherformsofillicitco-habitationintheirattempttocontributetheirquotastowardthedevelopmentofthecountry.Asaresultofthis,someMuslimsscholarshavecalledforthepreventionofwomenfromactiveinvolvementinsocio-politicalhappeningsinNigeria.Hence,thispaperfocuse...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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| In: |
Religions' educator
Year: 2021, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 97-106 |
| Further subjects: | B
Islamic civilisation
B Nigerian B Muslim Women roles |
| Summary: | InNigeria,womenhavebeensubjectedtopromiscuityandallotherformsofillicitco-habitationintheirattempttocontributetheirquotastowardthedevelopmentofthecountry.Asaresultofthis,someMuslimsscholarshavecalledforthepreventionofwomenfromactiveinvolvementinsocio-politicalhappeningsinNigeria.Hence,thispaperfocusesontherolesofwomeninIslamichistorywithabidtoencouragingNigerianMuslimwomentowardcontributingtheirquotastotheprogressofthenation.ItconceptualiseswomenfromIslamicperspectiveandhighlightsthestatusofwomengloballybeforetheadventofIslamiccivilisationsespeciallyintheJahilīyyah(pre-IslamicArabian)period.ThispaperalsoexaminesthestatusofwomeninIslamandidentifiesvariouswaysbywhichIslamimprovedtremendouslythestatusofwomenacrosstheArablandandbyextensionintheworldentirely.Ithistoricisesthesocialandreligio-politicalrolesofwomeninIslamwithrelevancequotationsfromQur’ān,HadīthandIslamichistory.ThepapersuggestswaysofimprovingonitwithdueattentiontothedictateofSharī‘ah(Islamiclaw)aswellasthephysiologicalandpsychologicalcompositionofwomen.IthighlightshowMuslimwomeninNigeriacaneffectivelypartakeinnationbuildingintheirchosencarrierswithoutjettisoningtheirrolesaswivesandasmotherswithinthelimitofMaqāsidal-Sharī‘ah(theobjectiveofSharī‘ah).Thepaperemployshistoricalanddocumentarymethodsinbringingoutitsfindingsandconcludesbyrecommendingsomeresearch-basedapproacheswhichincludestheneedforMuslimwomentoalwaysavoidfreemixingwiththeoppositesexandtheymustcovertheirentirebody,doawaywithsee-throughapparentandclothesthatexposeordescribetheshapeoftheirbodyintheirattempttocontributetheirquotastowardsthedevelopmentofthecountry. |
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| ISSN: | 1115-5035 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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