Ahmed Rashed

Ahmed Rashed

Hierarchy without Patriarchy: PART 3

The Status of Women and Men The Case for Complementary Roles Why make the case for complementary roles? On the one hand, there has been a general realization in the turn of the 20th century that fundamental interpretations of Islam…

Women at the Mosque Part 2

I would say one of the biggest obstacles I have with Islam is the treatment of women. There are other hesitations I have and some as well regarding Christianity. Regarding your response about women in the mosque, has it always…

The Legal Validity of the Sunnah

Nobody in early Islamic history denied the legal validity of the Sunnah مَنْ يُطِعِ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ Whoever obeys the Messenger is obeying God. (4:80) When the archangel Gabriel revealed a new passage of the Qur’an to the Prophet (pbuh),…