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Does Islam require women to stay home?

The precepts of hajj, rihlah, hijrah and hijab question the notion that the religion of Islam conditions women to be secluded and confined to private spheres. They invalidate any suggestion that it restricts women’s mobility and spatial freedom. If women choose to stay home in order to spend more ti...

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Main Author: Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
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BP1 Islam
HQ1101 Women. Feminism
BP170 Works in defense of Islam. Islamic apologetics
HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/80043/1/does%20Islam%20require%20women%20to%20stay%20home.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.800432020-04-08T08:11:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/80043/ Does Islam require women to stay home? Hasan, Md. Mahmudul BP1 Islam HQ1101 Women. Feminism BP170 Works in defense of Islam. Islamic apologetics HQ The family. Marriage. Woman The precepts of hajj, rihlah, hijrah and hijab question the notion that the religion of Islam conditions women to be secluded and confined to private spheres. They invalidate any suggestion that it restricts women’s mobility and spatial freedom. If women choose to stay home in order to spend more time with their children rather than combining work and family, that is their right as well as a matter of necessity and a question of priority. For making the choice of staying home, often non-Muslim women are regarded as ‘devoted’ and Muslim women, as ‘oppressed’ or ‘submissive’ needing rescue from their religion and from their men. However, it is important to know that Islam does not allow spatial injustice based on gender and does not limit women’s freedom of movement. 2020-04-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/80043/1/does%20Islam%20require%20women%20to%20stay%20home.pdf Hasan, Md. Mahmudul (2020) Does Islam require women to stay home? AboutIslam.net.
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HQ1101 Women. Feminism
BP170 Works in defense of Islam. Islamic apologetics
HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
spellingShingle BP1 Islam
HQ1101 Women. Feminism
BP170 Works in defense of Islam. Islamic apologetics
HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
Does Islam require women to stay home?
description The precepts of hajj, rihlah, hijrah and hijab question the notion that the religion of Islam conditions women to be secluded and confined to private spheres. They invalidate any suggestion that it restricts women’s mobility and spatial freedom. If women choose to stay home in order to spend more time with their children rather than combining work and family, that is their right as well as a matter of necessity and a question of priority. For making the choice of staying home, often non-Muslim women are regarded as ‘devoted’ and Muslim women, as ‘oppressed’ or ‘submissive’ needing rescue from their religion and from their men. However, it is important to know that Islam does not allow spatial injustice based on gender and does not limit women’s freedom of movement.
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title Does Islam require women to stay home?
title_short Does Islam require women to stay home?
title_full Does Islam require women to stay home?
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title_sort does islam require women to stay home?
publishDate 2020
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