The Majestic Quran, an English Rendition of Its Meanings By Abdal Hakim Murad., Author.Shaykh Muhsin Abdul Al-'Abbad eBook Category: WARNINGS So Satan has two entranceways upon the Muslims.
In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful Praise be to Allah. May the peace and blessing of Allah shower upon our Beloved Messenger his family, and companions. Many of you have probably heard of the controversy stirred when Dr. Amina Wadud, author of Qur'an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective, led a mixed-gender Jumu'ah prayer on March 18, 2005 in New York. This event was hailed as an opportunity for Muslim women to fight for gender justice as they 'reclaim their right to be spiritual equals and leaders. Women will move from the space tradition has relegated them in the back of the mosque and pray in the front rows.' To understand what happened, it is crucial to examine the background of the Progressive Muslim Union of North America (PMUNA), which sponsored the prayer cum media spectacle.
The members of PMUNA have set themselves apart from the majority of Muslims, taking an approach to Islam that is highly influenced by secular Western liberalism. They believe that Islam needs to be freed from centuries of male-dominated, conservative scholarship to adequately address issues of human rights and gender equality. While this idea might appeal to some, it certainly has its flaws.
Many of the Progressives' ideologues envision a wholesale reformulation of Sacred Law. This divine gift of guidance has withstood the test of time immemorial. It is sheer folly for any Muslim to claim the right to alter the Sharia of Allah.
Allah Most High says in the Qur'an, the primary source of Sacred Law, 'This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who ward off (evil).' (Al-Baqarah, 2:2) As Sidi Nazim Baksh so eloquently put it, 'Any movement, artistic or scholarly, whether an idea or a book, that lures people away from the principles of Divine guidance embodied in the Prophetic era, is degeneration - a regression, not progression.' Wadud has also generated controversy over certain of her views pertaining to the Qur'an, women, and Sharia.
Approaching the Qur'an from a feminist perspective, Dr. Wadud is not exempt from her own biases. She recently went on record as objecting to particular verses in the Quran that do not accord with her conception of universal justice and human rights.
I do not wish to quote Dr. Wadud out of context, so I am including her words on the issue. See also: [1] www.muslimwakeup.com - Event, Friday Prayer Led by Dr. Amina Wadud, - SITE NOT FOUND - [2] also at: discusses concept of 'progress'. [3] www.muslimwakeup.com - Amina Wadud Responds to Tarek Fatah, - SITE NOT FOUND - [4] www.asranomani.com - An Islamic Bill of Rights for Women in the Bedroom, - NOT FOUND -, but other texts at: [5] www.muslimwakeup.com - What Would the Prophet Do?
The Islamic Basis for Female-Led Prayer, - SITE NOT FOUND - [6] [7] Siddiqui, M.Z. 1993 (revised ed. Download final cut for windows. ).
Hadith Literature. Cambridge: The Islamic Texts Society [8] [9] [10] Ustadh Recep Senturk, lecture at Spelman College, Atlanta, GA, April 3, 2005. For more information on Ustadh Recep's work, his current research project is titled: Sociology of Rights:!xxx broken link!
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