ISLA 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Pietism, Leila Ahmed, Qibla

• School: McGill University
• Department: Islamic Studies
• Course: ISLA 210
• Professor: Malek Abisaab

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Readings: a tradition of misogyny (i&ii), by fatima mernissi. Muhammad al-bukhari collected the traditions of prophet muhammad in a book of 6 volumes (known as sahih al-bukhari). (cid:498)those who entrust their affairs to a woman will never know prosperity(cid:499) This quote, mentioned in the hadith, gives us the origin of misogyny in islam. The historical context according to abu-bakra, muhammad would(cid:495)ve said this first statement when father(cid:495)s death. The statement means that prophet muhammad never trusted women and that he was against giving women any powerful public position (minister, leaders of communities) A few years later, the prophet decided that it was time for him to undertake the conquest of. Abu-bakra was an ex-slave and a companion of prophet muhammad. He had a difficult either very rich people, or very poor people. There was no in between. and demeaning life in ta(cid:495)if. In this city, there was a very sharp structure where there was.