Islamic awakening, the mission of women and principles and foundations of dynamism and durability Cover Image

Islamsko buđenje, misija žena i principi i temelji dinamičnosti i postojanosti
Islamic awakening, the mission of women and principles and foundations of dynamism and durability

Author(s): Izzet Sādāt Mīrxānī
Subject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Naučnoistraživački institut »Ibn Sina«
Keywords: Muslim woman; world changes; Islamic awakening; dynamic principles; steadfast foundations; patterns of resistance; hindrance in inner observation

Summary/Abstract: One of the principal missions of Muslim women, seen through the prism of the “Islamic awakening”, is to give a clear identification of the identity and the mission of women in modern society, based on the value principles and the magnificent contemplative system of tawhid. The message of “Oh, people of the Book, come…. “ comes from slavery as a human feature and free from any form of slavery or servitude, explains this mission on a global level. For, according to international scholars, the “dead-end street” of identity crisis, originating from the dominance of humanist-liberal and secularist thought in the world, pushes humanity towards passivity based on the obsession with ratio and the exact method. Despite the leading politicians’ theory, the insistence on ethical principles and the approach that rests on spirituality are a logical strategy for departing from this deadend street, and the ultimate response to this collective need of mankind is the universality of Islamic laws. Today, despite the world’s propaganda against Islam, the effectiveness of this direction in changing man’s life and Islam’s response to man’s daily needs has created the preconditions for spreading a strong Islamic culture, and organised efforts to that end are often implemented by women, whose role is very important. That is why it is necessary to take appropriate measures and focus accordingly on the theoretical and practical levels of Islamic studies, in order to follow the message of the “ummah of the middle way” and the position of “you are the best of peoples ever raised upon mankind”1 and the outer manifestation of responsibility arising from this verse, with proper understanding and planning of actions, to implement the ultimate aims of the world and the aims of Abrahamic religions in the contemporary world, in order to serve as an example: “and strive hard in Allah’s Cause as you ought to strive.” The aim of this paper is to take into account the above issues and the present conditions in the world, and to focus on principles, foundations and unchanging patterns of Islam, and to thus explain the mission of a Muslim woman to other peoples, on the basis of a dynamic and steadfast identity of this clear religion, far from any form of deviation, rigidity or restrictiveness.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 57-58
  • Page Range: 167-192
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Bosnian
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