Women’s rights according to Sisters in Islam (SIS)’S understanding: an analysis from an Islamic perspective

Sister In Islam (SIS) is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) that claimed among its objectives is to uphold Muslim women’s rights as they believe that there are certain Islamic Family laws which are implemented in the Shariah Court in Malaysia are discriminatory against women. Since SIS claims tha...

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Main Authors:	Kamaruddin, Zuraidah, Tengku Muda, Tengku Fatimah Muliana, Mohd Yunus, Saidatolakma, Abdul Rahim, Adibah, Embong, Rahimah
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	Research Institute for Islamic Product and Malay Civilization (INSPIRE) Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) 2017
Subjects:	HQ1101 Women. Feminism KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/62313/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/62313/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/62313/1/62313_Women%E2%80%99s%20Rights%20According%20to%20Sisters%20in%20Islam.pdf

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spelling	iium-623132018-06-28T08:29:09Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/62313/ Women’s rights according to Sisters in Islam (SIS)’S understanding: an analysis from an Islamic perspective Kamaruddin, Zuraidah Tengku Muda, Tengku Fatimah Muliana Mohd Yunus, Saidatolakma Abdul Rahim, Adibah Embong, Rahimah HQ1101 Women. Feminism KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh Sister In Islam (SIS) is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) that claimed among its objectives is to uphold Muslim women’s rights as they believe that there are certain Islamic Family laws which are implemented in the Shariah Court in Malaysia are discriminatory against women. Since SIS claims that the group was formed to understand the status of women in Islam in their aim to attain women’s rights as stipulated in Islam, the study will analyse SIS’s understanding on women’s right from an Islamic perspective. The study found that there are several misunderstandings by SIS related to women’s right as they do not apply the proper method in understanding the Qur’an. SIS has also to refer to Hadis in their discussions and their use of logic should be parallel with Islamic teachings. The findings of study will reveal the true understanding of Muslim women’s rights from an Islamic perspective to the society. Keywords: Sisters In Islam; women’s rights; Muslim thoughts; Islamic perspective Research Institute for Islamic Product and Malay Civilization (INSPIRE) Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) 2017-10-08 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62313/1/62313_Women%E2%80%99s%20Rights%20According%20to%20Sisters%20in%20Islam.pdf Kamaruddin, Zuraidah and Tengku Muda, Tengku Fatimah Muliana and Mohd Yunus, Saidatolakma and Abdul Rahim, Adibah and Embong, Rahimah (2017) Women’s rights according to Sisters in Islam (SIS)’S understanding: an analysis from an Islamic perspective. In: Proceeding of International Conference of Empowering Islamic Civilization (ICIC 2017), 7th-8th October 2017, Terengganu, Malaysia. https://www.unisza.edu.my/icic2017/images/17_Zuraidah_Tengku_Fatimah_Saidatolakma_Adibah__Rahimah_Womens_Rights_According_to_Sisters_in_Islam_SISS_Understanding_An_Analysis_from_an_Islamic_Perspective.pdf
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topic	HQ1101 Women. Feminism KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh
spellingShingle	HQ1101 Women. Feminism KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh Kamaruddin, Zuraidah Tengku Muda, Tengku Fatimah Muliana Mohd Yunus, Saidatolakma Abdul Rahim, Adibah Embong, Rahimah Women’s rights according to Sisters in Islam (SIS)’S understanding: an analysis from an Islamic perspective
description	Sister In Islam (SIS) is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) that claimed among its objectives is to uphold Muslim women’s rights as they believe that there are certain Islamic Family laws which are implemented in the Shariah Court in Malaysia are discriminatory against women. Since SIS claims that the group was formed to understand the status of women in Islam in their aim to attain women’s rights as stipulated in Islam, the study will analyse SIS’s understanding on women’s right from an Islamic perspective. The study found that there are several misunderstandings by SIS related to women’s right as they do not apply the proper method in understanding the Qur’an. SIS has also to refer to Hadis in their discussions and their use of logic should be parallel with Islamic teachings. The findings of study will reveal the true understanding of Muslim women’s rights from an Islamic perspective to the society. Keywords: Sisters In Islam; women’s rights; Muslim thoughts; Islamic perspective
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Kamaruddin, Zuraidah Tengku Muda, Tengku Fatimah Muliana Mohd Yunus, Saidatolakma Abdul Rahim, Adibah Embong, Rahimah
author_facet	Kamaruddin, Zuraidah Tengku Muda, Tengku Fatimah Muliana Mohd Yunus, Saidatolakma Abdul Rahim, Adibah Embong, Rahimah
author_sort	Kamaruddin, Zuraidah
title	Women’s rights according to Sisters in Islam (SIS)’S understanding: an analysis from an Islamic perspective
title_short	Women’s rights according to Sisters in Islam (SIS)’S understanding: an analysis from an Islamic perspective
title_full	Women’s rights according to Sisters in Islam (SIS)’S understanding: an analysis from an Islamic perspective
title_fullStr	Women’s rights according to Sisters in Islam (SIS)’S understanding: an analysis from an Islamic perspective
title_full_unstemmed	Women’s rights according to Sisters in Islam (SIS)’S understanding: an analysis from an Islamic perspective
title_sort	women’s rights according to sisters in islam (sis)’s understanding: an analysis from an islamic perspective
publisher	Research Institute for Islamic Product and Malay Civilization (INSPIRE) Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA)
publishDate	2017
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/62313/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/62313/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/62313/1/62313_Women%E2%80%99s%20Rights%20According%20to%20Sisters%20in%20Islam.pdf
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Women’s rights according to Sisters in Islam (SIS)’S understanding: an analysis from an Islamic perspective

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