Summary
Karen Bauer and Feras Hamza’s co-written book An Anthology of 河顎姻a稼ic Commentaries (vol. 2): On Women (Oxford UP, 2022) is a collection of historical and contemporary commentaries on the 河顎姻a稼Muslims believe that the Holy 河顎姻a稼 contains divine revelations to the Prophet Muhammed received in Mecca and Medina over a period of 23 years in the early 7th century CE. More. It covers five issues: human creation and the idea of a single soul; marital roles, specifically 河顎姻a稼ic verse 4:34 and womens status in a marriage; Mary, mother of Jesus; womens legal testimony; and 河顎姻a稼ic ideas of modesty, specifically of veiling. A chapter is devoted to each of these topics, comprising classical, medieval, modern, and contemporary interpretations of these verses. All chapters include various Muslim perspectives, such as Sunni, Twelver Shia, Ismaili, Ibadi, and Sufi; with the exception of the chapter on Mary, each chapter also includes interviews with contemporary scholars, namely amina wadud, Sadiyya Shaikh, Fariba Alasvand, Yusuf Saanei, and Nasser Ghorbannia.
