E-3 Feminism and Sufism

Imran Ali Sandano,Zareen Khan Rind,Pasand Ali Khoso

doi:10.53575/e3.v5.01(21).22-31

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Abstract

The concept of feminism has been represented in different forms and criticized especially in the Muslim world. This study argues that Sufism encourages the concept of feminism in Islam and discourages the theological status of women. The Sufi trends for women are more supportive and relevant to the concept of feminism. In particular, this study looks at deific concept of feminism with Sufi preachings and practices; on the other hand it has also examined the western feminism under the shadow of human security concept. The main argument of feminist school of thought is to create equal social, political, economic, employment and educational rights for women. This argument reasserts that there is deep-rooted gender discrimination in all walks of life. Whereas, Sufism challenges Islamic fundamentalists and provides true recognition to the feminism as a quality of activity, authority, strength, greatness and power. Sufis believe that humans may find themselves in different types but eventually there is no female or male, only being. Sufism provides constructive pathways to safeguarding women in all means.

Highlights

In polarized world, where human beings seem to be moving passively towards chaos and violence, misfortune and disaster seem unavoidable
Islamic scripture has never paved the wall on the fair treatment of woman; instead, it is the misinterpretations of Islamic jurisprudence and prophetic traditions that has created antiwomen biasness
The laws are customized according to customs and have deep rooted patriarchal mentality which are discriminative and against women, it hasdominatedthe conceptualizations of woman in Islamic jurisprudence

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Introduction

In polarized world, where human beings seem to be moving passively towards chaos and violence, misfortune and disaster seem unavoidable. Sufism has a diverse understanding to deal the issues of gender from the other traditional proceedings of the formal religion – especially Islam. This study argues that Sufism discourages the theological status of women in Islam and Sufi trends and traditions are more relevant and endorsed to the concept of feminism which provides constructive pathways to safeguarding women by all means. 2. Scholarship of Feminism Feminist activism elaborates that women should be equal to men in all domains of life.

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