feminist reflections on Qur'an, hadith, and jurisprudence /
K. Ali.
Oxford, England :
Oneworld Pub.,
2006.
xxviii, 217 pages ;
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-212) and index.
Acknowledgements -- Notes on texts, translation, and transliteration -- Introduction -- 1. MARRIAGE, MONEY AND SEX. "And according to what they spend from their wealth ..." -- Sex -- Intermarriage -- Conclusion -- 2. LESSER EVILS: DIVORCE IN ISLAMIC ETHICS. Untying the knot -- Extreme circumstances -- Prospects for reform -- Conclusion -- 3. "WHAT YOUR RIGHT HANDS POSSESS": SLAVE CONCUBINAGE IN MUSLIM TEXTS AND DISCOURSES. Islam and slavery: overview of sources and history -- Women, war captives, and withdrawal -- Conclusion -- 4. PROHIBITED ACTS AND FORBIDDEN PARTNERS: ILLICIT SEX IN ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE. Protecting chastity: the classical texts -- Paternity, legal fictions, and non-marital sex in contemporary Muslim thought -- Conclusion -- 5. DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL: SAME-SEX INTIMACY IN MUSLIM THOUGHT. History -- Don't ask, don't tell -- Same-sex marriage -- Conclusion -- 6. "REDUCE BUT DO NOT DESTROY": FEMALE "CIRCUMCISION" IN ISLAMIC SOURCES. Islamic or un-Islamic? -- "Reduce but do not destroy" -- Conclusion -- 7. "IF YOU HAVE TOUCHED WOMEN": FEMALE BODIES AND MALE AGENCY IN THE QURʼAN. To whom am I speaking? -- A difficult verse -- Garments for one another -- Conclusion -- 8. THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD, HIS BELOVED AISHAH, AND MODERN MUSLIM SENSIBILITIES. Apologetics and polemics -- Searching for solace -- Conclusion -- 9. TOWARD AN ISLAMIC ETHICS OF SEX. -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.