Asma Barlas
Asma Barlas (* 1950 in Pakistan ) is a Pakistani political and Islamic scholar. She is a professor at Ithaca College, New York. Barlas is considered an Islamic feminist, although she herself rejects the term for herself.
Like Amina Wadud , she assumes a fundamentally anti-patriarchal message of the Koran , which, however, was buried, among other things, because for centuries only men practiced Koranic exegesis and which must be exposed.
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In her book "Believing Women" in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an(University of Texas Press, 2002) she examines the thesis that the Koran is a patriarchal text, both in the sense of the classic concept of patriarchy (rule of the father over the family) and the extended concept of patriarchy (rule of men over women). Using the example of Abraham, who is considered by feminists to be the epitome of the patriarch, she shows that the Koran is turning against the rule of the fathers by criticizing the adoption of (polytheistic) customs of the fathers. She also interprets the story of the sacrifice in an anti-patriarchal way, since the father cannot freely decide about his son, but rather follows the (supposed) divine will. She also sees the equation of God and man refuted by the Koranic principle of God's incomparability. Although the parents should be treated with kindness, obedience is not required, and moreover even resistance is expected, if obedience to the parents would contradict the divine commandments.
Web links
- Web site Asma Barlas (English)
- “Every Muslim must have the right to interpret the Koran” , interview with Asma Barlas, Qantara.de , November 25, 2005
Individual evidence
- ↑ asmabarlas.com (PDF; 16 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barlas, Asma |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Pakistani political and Islamic scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pakistan |