Justice and Beauty in Muslim Marriage

Towards Egalitarian Ethics and Laws

Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Mulki Al-Sharmani, Jana Rumminger , Sarah Marsso

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Oneworld Academic
31 January 2023

Islam; Islamic life & practice; Islamic studies; Islamic law

The model of marriage constructed in classical Islamic jurisprudence rests on patriarchal ethics that deny gender equality and privilege men. Notwithstanding reforms introduced over the past few decades, this worldview persists in many contemporary Muslim family laws and in gender norms in various contexts. Yet the changing realities of Muslim families, related to gender roles and the needs of spouses and their children, show the limitations of such ethics and laws.

In this volume, scholars explore how egalitarian Muslim marriages and gender relations can be supported from within Islamic tradition. Brought together by the Musawah movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family, they examine ethics and laws related to marriage from the perspective of the Qur’an, Sunnah, Islamic legal tradition, historical practices and contemporary family law reform processes. Together they conceptualise how contemporary Muslim marital relations can be grounded in equality, mutual well-being and the core Qur’anic principles of ‘adl (justice) and ihsan (goodness and beauty).

By: Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Mulki Al-Sharmani, Jana Rumminger, Sarah Marsso
Imprint: Oneworld Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9780861544479
ISBN 10: 0861544471
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 31 January 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ziba Mir-Hosseini is Professorial Research Associate at the Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Law, SOAS, University of London. Mulki Al- Sharmani is Associate Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Helsinki. Jana Rumminger is a legal researcher and writer who focuses on human rights, gender and Islamic law. Sarah Marsso is a feminist anti-racism activist and Musawah’s Knowledge Building Coordinator.

Reviews for Justice and Beauty in Muslim Marriage: Towards Egalitarian Ethics and Laws

'Teeming with provocative and restorative ideas, this books reframes the practice of marriage as it is lived in all its complexities. Drawing on tradition and experience, marriage now becomes a wholesome way of self-fulfillment as expressed by these courageous authors. It is a very timely intervention and much needed. A must-read.' -- Ebrahim Moosa, Mirza Family Chair of Islamic Thought and Muslim Societies, University of Notre Dame