Asma Gull Hasan's View Of Sex Summary

Columbia Sourcebook, 207-239

*What is Asma Gull Hasan’s view of the hijab and sex? Hasan used two passages from the Qur’an to explain her view on the hijab. The first passage that she mentions ask men and women, both to be modest in their appearances and to look down when there is opposite sex. The second passage that she mentioned, it says that men and women should cover their heads while praying and since everything men and women do in life is a prayer, they should always cover their heads. Also, she said that the Qur’an mentions modesty and how does not necessarily say cover the head but it specifies the arms and the chest. Hasan makes an argument and mentions that if hijab serves as not to attract attention which this is what people thinks,
She gives four reasons on why she thinks that the sex topic is very important in the American Islamic community. First reason was how silly the idea of her getting married as soon as she gets attracted to men. The second reason was that she wanted to marry a Muslim man and have Muslim kids, but she calls most of the Muslim boys she met players. The third reason was she could not find a Muslim guy who were not interested in premarital sex because boys and girls are always separated by gender at the mosque (Curtis 213). She mentions that she is not ready to get married now just to fulfill her desired and risk her education and career just for a family (Curtis 214).

*What are women’s rights concerning marriage, the mahr, family planning, and polygyny, according to Azizah al-Hibri? According to al- Hibir, in marriage women has the rights of having a similar education as men. Women also has the right to finical independence, and have the right of engaging in ijthad. Women had the rights of not serving, prepare food, and cleaning their husband’s house. Also,
She provided her point by stating that the Qur’an use the word nafs referring to an individual. However, Wadud discuss only three Qur’anic female character to show than men and women are treated equally in the Qur’an. The first charater she used was Moses’s mother, she said that “Umm-Musa received wahy” (Curtis 228). Wadud explains this by saying that Moses’s mother got a revelation and that shows that God sends revelation to women just like men. She Mary and Bilqis, the queen of Sheba. Wadud mentions Bilqis and her story to show that the Qur’an view women as leaders. Wadud said that the Qur’an used no terms to imply that Bilqis position was inappropriate for women (Curtis 229). In Conclusion, Wadud thinks that the Qur’an view women equally as