The position of woman and knowledge in Islamic perspective has been an interesting issue in Islamic studies. One of the female Muslim scholars who focus her studies on feminism is Sa’diyya Shaikh…
Hermeneutics is often suspected as 'not from the Islamic treasury'. Although the topic of interpretation has been introduced by Aristotle in“ On Interpretation,” Hermeneutics became an independ…
Most of traditional Muslim exegetes interpret Q. 4:34 in terms of maintaining the superiority of men over women. Some progressive Muslim scholars then insist a contextual approach to the verse to c…
Many contemporary Muslim scholars argue that Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) is not ready to face the demands of the modern era. Modernity it so powerful that it weakens the foundation of fiqh on the …
The philosophy of Islamic Law [ushul al fiqh] has been known as occupying the central position in the whole structure of Islamic jurisprudence. Its method and logic of legal extrapolation has domin…