where there exist differences within Islamic communities and culture. This fuels the general society’s perception towards Muslim view of feminism. This has resulted in many authors and scholars interpreting feminism from an Islamic perspective quite vaguely. The best example would be Moghissi (1994)
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who states that Islamists “reject as un-Islamic values believed to hold universal appeal
such as individualism
a radical Shiite Muslim is the relationship between their religion and its core meaning. This individual argues that the word ‘Islam’ means submission to Allah
and that it is with the same mindset that Islam has advanced the submission of women in one of its core pillars
a keen scholar of feminist oppression and gender inequality in Islam
quoted how one of Prohpet Muhammad’s converts is instrumental in advancing hadiths that were misogynist. Abu Huraira had forwarded a hadith in which the Prophet Muhammad is quoted as placing a female cat above woman in the eyes of Allah
the prophet authorized or wrote himself letters of recommendation addressed to Negus
others written before the Hijrah
treaties would be signed between Muhammad’s converts and many Arabian tribes. These too form a large of official documentation that exemplifies the hadith. Other related examples relate to this were missionary letters to leaders of Abyssinia
Negus
Prophet Muhammad was surrounded by many converts who were keen to record his narrations even while it was not directed by him. One such example was a young Meccan
called Abdallah-ibn-Amri-As
is the second most important source of guidance and moral light after the Holy Quran. Its application as a word to imply guidance was not only meant to mean the prophet’s actions and normative actions
but also to the sayings and actions of the greater Muslim community. In a legal perspective however
sunnah is divided into two; legislative sunnah and non-legislative sunnah. The first denotes or incorporates the normative rules and principles as outlined by the shariah law
while the second touches on Prophet Muhammad’s actions or activity that relates to him and is not binding to his followers. In this
a collection of over 3000 ahadith
was noted to be especially instrumental in cementing relationships and dealing with this shortness and differences of regulations.
