RE: 2 questions
"Afdhere Jama" <[email protected]> Mon, 26 Apr 2004 11:07:54 -0700
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--===============1904346187== Content-Type: text/html <html><div style='background-color:'><P>salam,</P> <P>imam just means a 'leader', not just for prayer :) in islam, it is believed that the mosque is the center of the community. it is where caliphs ruled from (well, i mean back in the 'good' days.) </P> <P>afdhere<BR></P> <DIV><STRONG>Afdhere Jama </STRONG><BR><EM>Editorial Director </EM><BR><STRONG>HURIYAH </STRONG>Publications <BR>S A N F R A N C I S C O <BR><A href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] </A><BR><A href="http://www.huriyahmag.com/">http://www.huriyahmag.com</A></DIV>>From: "Ola Wam" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: Muslim community debate and discussion<[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [Progressivemuslimsnetwork] 2 questions >Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 12:19:17 +0200 > >salaam aleykum >1)women do NOT have to pray behind men, even Ayatollah Khomeine has >agreed on that. >2)The meaning of "imam" is JUST a prayer leader, it can be a child >if he knows his surahs, Jamal Badawi even claims women can lead >prayers for women AND men. >And ANYBODY can ha ce a "khutba" for friday prayers, so I cant >understand why a woman cabt hold "khutba". > > > >>From: "Arif Ongu" <[email protected]> >>Reply-To: Muslim community debate and >>discussion<[email protected]> >>To: "'Muslim community debate and >>discussion'"<[email protected]> >>Subject: RE: [Progressivemuslimsnetwork] 2 questions >>Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 22:42:55 +1000 >> >>Assalamu Alaykum >> >>I would also be very interested in the answers to these questions >>so, >>would ask if somebody were to answer them they post their answer to >>the >>list as well. >> >>Thank you >> >>Wassallam >> >>Arif >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: progressivemuslims-bounces@progressi vemuslims.com >>[mailto:[email protected]] On >>Behalf Of >>Sameer Ahmed >>Sent: Saturday, 24 April 2004 9:21 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: [Progressivemuslimsnetwork] 2 questions >> >>Asalaam Alaikum, >> >>I have two questions that I have never received satisfactory >>answers to, >>and I >>wanted to get a "progressive" Muslims' response to them. Can you >>please >>respond directly to me at [email protected] >> >>1) Why do women have to pray behind men in Islam? The answer I >>usually >>get to >>this question is that if a woman prayed in front of a man, the man >>would >>lose >>concentration. But this response seems very male-centric. Why >>doesn't a >>woman >> ;lose concentration when she is praying behind a man? Is Islam >>saying >>something >>about the inherent sexuality of men and women? >> >>2) Why can't women be Imams or Khateebs in Islam? I guess the first >>question >>might partly answer the second part because if men must pray in >>front of >>women, then obviously the Imam would have to be a man. But what >>bothers >>me is >>that if a community has a female Islamic scholar who is much more >>knowledeable >>than the men in her community, she does not have a religiously >>sanctioned >>venue (the Jumah Friday prayer) to convey her knowledge to the >>Ummah. >> >>I would really appreciate responses with references to the Quran, >>Hadith, and >>other Islamic scholarly work. >> >>Thanks a lot. >> &g t;>Wasalam, >>Sameer >> >> >>____________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>ProgressiveMuslims mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://ganymede.nitric.co.za/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/progressivemuslims >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>ProgressiveMuslims mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://ganymede.nitric.co.za/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/progressivemuslims > >_________________________________________________________________ >MSN Messenger http://www.msn.no/messenger Den korteste veien mellom >deg og dine venner > > >_______________________________________________ >ProgressiveMuslims mailing li st >[email protected] >http://ganymede.nitric.co.za/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/progressivemuslims </div><br clear=all><hr> <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2731??PS=">MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page FREE download!</a> </html> --===============1904346187== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ ProgressiveMuslims mailing list [email protected] http://ganymede.nitric.co.za/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/progressivemuslims --===============1904346187==--