The qur'anic concept of Qiwamah: a review of commentaries on the Verse: 4:34

This study elaborates the Qur´Énic verse ‘men are caretakers of women’ (4:34) which legitimizes the system of qiwÉmah (responsibility of man to protect and manage the affairs of woman). This is significant given the fact that the verse has been controversial since long, especially in the feminist di...

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Main Authors:	Ahmad, Nadzrah, P, Muhammad Abdul Rasheed
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Language:	English English English
Published:	International Institute of Islamic Civilisation and Malay World (ISTAC), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) 2018
Subjects:	BP130 Works about the Qurʼān BP173.2 Sources of Islam BP173.44 Human Rights In Islam
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spelling	iium-598362018-12-04T02:24:00Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/59836/ The qur'anic concept of Qiwamah: a review of commentaries on the Verse: 4:34 Ahmad, Nadzrah P, Muhammad Abdul Rasheed BP130 Works about the Qurʼān BP173.2 Sources of Islam BP173.44 Human Rights In Islam This study elaborates the Qur´Énic verse ‘men are caretakers of women’ (4:34) which legitimizes the system of qiwÉmah (responsibility of man to protect and manage the affairs of woman). This is significant given the fact that the verse has been controversial since long, especially in the feminist discourses. The controversies are considerably intense often to the extent of remarking the verse and its commentaries misogynist. Employing a qualitative analysis method, the researcher has surveyed certain commentaries of both medieval and modern times, comparing them with modern Muslim scholarly interpretations of the verse. As a result, the study reveals that a blanket assertion meant to characterize the commentaries on the verse of qiwÉmah as a tool of male oppression is untenable. It also finds that qiwÉmah, according to the commentaries, is a theoretical foundation meant to preserve two key realms of the Qur´Énic paradigm. Firstly, to maintain a peaceful system of family with fully complementary gender roles and secondly, the protection of woman. International Institute of Islamic Civilisation and Malay World (ISTAC), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) 2018-07-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59836/1/59836_The%20qur%27anic%20concept%20of%20Qiwamah.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59836/7/59836_The%20qur%27anic%20concept%20of%20Qiwamah_scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59836/12/59836_The%20qur%27anic%20concept%20of%20Qiwamah_WOS.pdf Ahmad, Nadzrah and P, Muhammad Abdul Rasheed (2018) The qur'anic concept of Qiwamah: a review of commentaries on the Verse: 4:34. Al-Shajarah, 23 (1). pp. 169-181. ISSN 1394-6870 http://journals.iium.edu.my/shajarah/index.php/shaj/article/view/663
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description	This study elaborates the Qur´Énic verse ‘men are caretakers of women’ (4:34) which legitimizes the system of qiwÉmah (responsibility of man to protect and manage the affairs of woman). This is significant given the fact that the verse has been controversial since long, especially in the feminist discourses. The controversies are considerably intense often to the extent of remarking the verse and its commentaries misogynist. Employing a qualitative analysis method, the researcher has surveyed certain commentaries of both medieval and modern times, comparing them with modern Muslim scholarly interpretations of the verse. As a result, the study reveals that a blanket assertion meant to characterize the commentaries on the verse of qiwÉmah as a tool of male oppression is untenable. It also finds that qiwÉmah, according to the commentaries, is a theoretical foundation meant to preserve two key realms of the Qur´Énic paradigm. Firstly, to maintain a peaceful system of family with fully complementary gender roles and secondly, the protection of woman.
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author	Ahmad, Nadzrah P, Muhammad Abdul Rasheed
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title	The qur'anic concept of Qiwamah: a review of commentaries on the Verse: 4:34
title_short	The qur'anic concept of Qiwamah: a review of commentaries on the Verse: 4:34
title_full	The qur'anic concept of Qiwamah: a review of commentaries on the Verse: 4:34
title_fullStr	The qur'anic concept of Qiwamah: a review of commentaries on the Verse: 4:34
title_full_unstemmed	The qur'anic concept of Qiwamah: a review of commentaries on the Verse: 4:34
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publisher	International Institute of Islamic Civilisation and Malay World (ISTAC), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
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