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Title Challenges of Contemporary thought to Muslim women and remedies from Fiqh Al-Sīrah: (A case study of Pakistan)

Author(s) Salma Razzaq

Abstract Challenges of Contemporary Thought to Muslim Women and Remedies from Fiqh Al-Sīrah: A case study of Pakistan The debate over women's rights instigated the contemporary feminist discourses in the West, and globalisation enabled this contemporary thought to permeate into Pakistani society, impacting Muslim women. Thus, Muslim scholars are obliged to respond to this situation in light of core Islamic values and principles. The research aims to identify the challenges posed to Pakistani Muslim women because of contemporary thought and propose guidelines based on Fiqh al Sīrah. The thesis investigates the genesis and the outreach of contemporary thought that shapes the notion of women's emancipation within the social milieu afforded to Muslim women in Pakistan. The research, using the triangulation method, analyses emerging challenges for Pakistani Muslim women because of contemporary thought and offers a response from Fiqh al Sīrah. The analysis of available literature uncovered evidence of contemporary thought's influence on Muslim women, manifested in a number of ways and by a variety of means. Later, these perceptions were tested by a closed-ended survey, with the data analysed using SPSS. The findings suggested that contemporary thought has a noticeable influence on Pakistani females, implying a long-term threat to society in psychological, socioeconomic, socio-religious, and cultural contexts. The interviews with selected experts, through a semi-structured questionnaire, validated the findings of the survey and demonstrated support for indigenous solutions. Finally, contextual examination of Sīrah of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلمin relation to women and the examples of Ummahāt ul Mominīn ( رضیااللہاعنھنProphet's صلى الله عليه وسلمwives) led to establishing guidelines to encounter contemporary challenges. The research provides guidance in all spheres of life considering the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلمSīrah, therefore bridging gaps in women's comprehension of Islam and eliminating its margins. This research would benefit Muslims and non-Muslims alike, particularly the social scientists. Keywords: Muslim women, thought, Islamic thought, Fiqh al Sīrah, contemporary thought, feminism.

Type Thesis/Dissertation PhD

Faculty Social Sciences

Department Islamic thought & Culture

Language English

Publication Date 2022-06-14

Subject Islamic Studies

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