The Women’s Khutbah Book

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Contemporary Sermons on Spirituality and Justice from around the World

By Fatima Seedat and Sa’diyya Shaikh

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The Women’s Khutbah Book is the first-ever collection showcasing contemporary Muslim women’s sermons, known as khutbahs. It explores their social, religious, and spiritual experiences across diverse contexts globally, including South Africa, Egypt, Malaysia, and the UK. The book highlights an emerging Muslim feminist ethics through original reflections and presents the transformative roles women are assuming in religious authority, from leading prayers to officiating ceremonies and participating in mosque leadership.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in Religion & Spirituality, Islamic studies, feminist ethics, and social change. It suits scholars, students, and general readers keen to explore the evolving roles of Muslim women in religious leadership and contemporary feminist thought within Islam.

A first-ever collection of contemporary Muslim women’s khutbahs (sermons) drawing on their social, religious, and spiritual experiences and framed by original reflections on an emerging Muslim feminist ethics

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Within the Muslim world, there is a dynamic and exciting social change afoot: a number of communities across the globe have embraced more gender-inclusive and representative ideas of religious authority. Within some spaces, women have taken on the role of preacher at the Jumu’ah (Friday) communal prayers. In other communities, women have been leading the prayers, officiating at marriage and funeral ceremonies, or participating on mosque boards or executive committees. These new developments signify a transformation in contemporary positions on gender and religious authority.

This pioneering book makes an innovative contribution to Muslim feminist ethics. It is grounded in a collection of religious sermons (khutbahs) by contemporary Muslim women in a variety of new and emerging contexts, in South Africa, Senegal, Egypt, Malaysia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Canada, Mexico, the United States, Germany, Denmark, and the United Kingdom.

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Praised for its bold and inspiring voices, this collection features diverse women preachers whose integrity and brilliance shine through. Scholars commend the book for its insightful illustration of new female religious actors transforming authority within Islam. The sermons are described as a treasure-trove of wisdom, combining historical and contemporary voices to address intersecting experiences of injustice and promote justice, love, and spiritual life.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300244168

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 January 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Illustration: 7 b-w illus

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 264

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Education & Reference Fatima Seedat Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality Sa’diyya Shaikh

About the Author

Sa’diyya Shaikh is associate professor in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Cape Town and author of Sufi Narratives of Intimacy: Ibn 'Arabī, Gender, and Sexuality.Fatima Seedat is head of the Department of African Feminist Studies at the University of Cape Town.