MMW 12 Chapter Article Notes: Women and the Rise of Islam
15 Feb 2017
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Mmw 12 article notes women and the rise of islam. Matrilineal, uxorilocal marriage: woman remained with tribe, man could visit/reside with her, children belonged to mother"s tribe. Khadija, muhammad"s first wife: wealthy, 15 years older, no male guardian as intermediary in marriage, monogamous marriage. Women after khadija did not have as much autonomy and muhammad was not monogamous with them. Aisha had brief assumption of authority after muhammad"s death. Control of women by male guardians, polygyny formal features of islamic marriage. Divorce did not used to be followed by a waiting period between husbands for women. Women could be authorities in early islam. Women helped to memorize and pass down the hadith. Women widely converted to islam in the early years: khadija was muhammad"s first convert. 619 khadija and abu talib died within days of each other. Widows did not have to have male guardians orchestrate their marriages. After khadija"s death muhammad married two wives, aisha and sawda.
