Liberation of women: seeking light through Islam (women’s rights in marriage)

Women’s rights issues had marked its spot as one of the most debated issues throughout centuries. Whenever the issue is raised, the topic of marriage is the most highlighted concerning the discussion. Marriage is regularly portrayed as an “oppressive sphere” for women, with their rights being oppres...

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Main Authors:	Ahmad, Nadzrah, Ghazali, Norzulaili, Ismail, Nurul Syuhada
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English English English English English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	HQ1101 Women. Feminism BP173.2 Sources of Islam BP173.63 Islam and civil society
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/54368/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/54368/1/ICWC%20Full%20Paper%20Aceeptance.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/54368/2/ICWC2016%20Abstract%20Acceptance.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/54368/3/ICWC%20Invoice.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/54368/4/ICWC2016__presented%20paper.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/54368/25/ICWC%202016%20cert.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/54368/30/ICWC%20SESSIONS.pdf

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spelling	iium-543682017-02-09T16:41:24Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/54368/ Liberation of women: seeking light through Islam (women’s rights in marriage) Ahmad, Nadzrah Ghazali, Norzulaili Ismail, Nurul Syuhada HQ1101 Women. Feminism BP173.2 Sources of Islam BP173.63 Islam and civil society Women’s rights issues had marked its spot as one of the most debated issues throughout centuries. Whenever the issue is raised, the topic of marriage is the most highlighted concerning the discussion. Marriage is regularly portrayed as an “oppressive sphere” for women, with their rights being oppressed the moment they enter a marriage contract, especially in Islam. However, further reflection on the issue has shown that Islamic matrimony liberates women, preserves their honour and place in society, and abolishes injustice, when guided in principle from al-Quran and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w). Regrettably, Muslim malpractice and cultural interpretation of original Islamic teachings have tainted the true Islamic ideal. In dealing with the data, the study utilises an inductive method and content analysis, and aims to draw attention to the misunderstandings of marriage in Islam in regards to women rights. Further discussion will serve to explore the outcome of women’s rights in marriage as bestowed by Islam, and understand the importance of the marriage institution, whilst examining the compelling misunderstandings by detractors. 2016-10-17 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54368/1/ICWC%20Full%20Paper%20Aceeptance.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54368/2/ICWC2016%20Abstract%20Acceptance.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54368/3/ICWC%20Invoice.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54368/4/ICWC2016__presented%20paper.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54368/25/ICWC%202016%20cert.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54368/30/ICWC%20SESSIONS.pdf Ahmad, Nadzrah and Ghazali, Norzulaili and Ismail, Nurul Syuhada (2016) Liberation of women: seeking light through Islam (women’s rights in marriage). In: International Conference on Women And Children 2016, 17-18 Oct 2016, Subang Jaya, Selangor. (Unpublished)
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description	Women’s rights issues had marked its spot as one of the most debated issues throughout centuries. Whenever the issue is raised, the topic of marriage is the most highlighted concerning the discussion. Marriage is regularly portrayed as an “oppressive sphere” for women, with their rights being oppressed the moment they enter a marriage contract, especially in Islam. However, further reflection on the issue has shown that Islamic matrimony liberates women, preserves their honour and place in society, and abolishes injustice, when guided in principle from al-Quran and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w). Regrettably, Muslim malpractice and cultural interpretation of original Islamic teachings have tainted the true Islamic ideal. In dealing with the data, the study utilises an inductive method and content analysis, and aims to draw attention to the misunderstandings of marriage in Islam in regards to women rights. Further discussion will serve to explore the outcome of women’s rights in marriage as bestowed by Islam, and understand the importance of the marriage institution, whilst examining the compelling misunderstandings by detractors.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Ahmad, Nadzrah Ghazali, Norzulaili Ismail, Nurul Syuhada
author_facet	Ahmad, Nadzrah Ghazali, Norzulaili Ismail, Nurul Syuhada
author_sort	Ahmad, Nadzrah
title	Liberation of women: seeking light through Islam (women’s rights in marriage)
title_short	Liberation of women: seeking light through Islam (women’s rights in marriage)
title_full	Liberation of women: seeking light through Islam (women’s rights in marriage)
title_fullStr	Liberation of women: seeking light through Islam (women’s rights in marriage)
title_full_unstemmed	Liberation of women: seeking light through Islam (women’s rights in marriage)
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publishDate	2016
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