The ontological and social status of Women in Ibn Arabi’s work and life
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Ibn Arabi, Women, Islamic feminism, social status of women OPEN ACCESS Al-Qawārīr pISSN: 2709-4561 eISSN: 2709-457X Journal.al-qawarir.com Al-Qawārīr - Vol: 05, Issue: 04, Jul – Sep 2024 2 The ontological and social status of Women in Ibn Arabi’s work and lifeAbstract
This article deals with the works and life of the Great Master: Ibn Arabi. It tries
to explore his works and life with a modern lens. His ideas about women their
ontological and social status have been discussed along with scriptural
references. Ibn Arabi has a distinct stance regarding females and their
ontological status, as compared to other traditional Sufis who endorse the
fundamentalist and conservative tenets about women and their status. He has
different ideas about controversial problems like Purdah in Islam and
competency of women in society as Imam and the spiritual teacher. He offers
novel, dynamic and contextual solutions of these legal and fiqh issues. It also
focuses on the modern feminist discourse by engaging with Islamic feminism
which helps us redefining the status of women in Islamic thought. Along with this
it sheds light on the relationship of the Great Prophet (S A W) with women as
described by Ibn Arabi because he is the greatest inspiration of Ibn Arabi’s
works. It is an exploration of Ibn Arabi as the alternative theorist of gender
relations in the Islamic sociological and philosophical thought by applying the
dynamic framework of Islamic feminism. His own spiritual and life journey is a
great inspiration and example for the Islamic intellectual tradition. So, his
biographical analysis shows his relationship with the women of his times. It gives
a sketch of his practical engagement with promoting gender equality.
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