Many women say that provides a foundation they seek to build on. Some of the Prophet Muhammad’s traditions and practices were preserved and transmitted by the women closest to him, such as his wives. There are diverse views across the different regions, cultures and schools of Islamic thought about the permissibility and scope of women’s leadership roles in the faith. “When it comes to knowledge, the leader who is the religious scholar, the spiritual guide, the one who is teaching people their religion … that can be done by women or men, and historically always has been,” said Ingrid Mattson, the London and Windsor Community Chair in Islamic Studies at Huron University College in London, Ontario.
The formal ranks of Islamic leadership remain largely filled with men, but while women don’t lead mixed-gender congregational prayers in traditional Muslim settings, many say they see plenty of other paths to leadership.
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This story is part of a series by The Associated Press and Religion News Service on women’s roles in male-led religions. Around the world, women are teaching in Islamic schools and universities, leading Quran study circles, preaching and otherwise providing religious guidance to the faithful. Women like al-Faqeeh are increasingly carving out space for themselves in the Islamic sphere and, in doing so, paving the way for others to follow in their footsteps. “A woman’s whole life cycle is before these courts.” “What was even more provoking is that these religious courts are in charge of women’s cases,” al-Faqeeh said.
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