Women in Islamic Shari[ah, by

Mawlana Wahiddudin Khan (d. 2021), Indian scholar, Qur’an commentator, ardent advocate of peace, interfaith dialogue, social harmony, and gender justice, is the author of more than two-hundred books on Islam and its diverse aspects, from the Qur’an, the Prophet’s biography (sirah), theology, morality, spirituality, non-violence and peace/peace-building to Islam and modern science and gender studies.

On the subject under study, the author has three significant books to his credit: Khatun-i Islam translated into English as Women between Islam and Western Society, Woman in Islamic Shari[ah and Awrat: Mi[amar-i Insaniyat (Women: The Builders of Humankind) as well as many booklets such as Polygamy and Islam, Concerning Divorce and Hijab in Islam.

Women in Islamic Shari[ah, which is gleaned and extracted from his Women between Islam and Western Society, consists of eleven chapters that discuss the status of women in Islam in the light of the teachings of the Qur’an and Sunnah, womanhood in Islam, the qualities of Muslim women, the rights and duties of the husband and wife in the first five chapters., The remaining chapters offer a detailed discussion on concepts and issues relating to divorce, polygamy, the dowry, hijab, etc., in the light of Islamic teachings and history. The book concludes with a chapter on “success in marriage”.