An explicit attempt to return to the original sourcethe quranwhen the tendency has been to confuse the works of islamic scholars with the quran, it demonstrates that in order to maintain its relevance, the quran must be continually reinterpreted. Selama di sana, ia mempublikasikan tesisnya yang berjudul quran and woman. Amina wadud born september 25, 1952 is an american muslim philosopher with a progressive focus on quran exegesis interpretation of the holy text amina converted to islam and concerted her efforts on relation of gender and islam. Rereading the sacred text from a womans perspective and inside the gender jihad, she will blog on her life journey and anything that moves her about islam, gender and justice, especially as these intersect with the rest of the universe. Honoring the work and life of amina wadud the link takes you to. In quran and woman, amina wadud proposes a new reading of the quran from within the female experience, different from the historically prevalent interpretations of the quran based on male experience, aiming to restore a genderbalanced and egalitarian message from god and elevate womens status in their respective muslim societies. Amina wadud is a known and important contemporary muslim intellectual with a progressive, feminist focus on quran exegesis.
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