“The fact that the Qur'an "happens against a long background of patriarchal precedent" may also explain why its exegesis, the work entirely of men, has been influenced by their own needs and experiences while either excluding or interpreting, "through the male vision", perspective, desire, or needs". The resulting absence of women's voices from "the basic paradigms through which we examine and discuss the Qur'an and Qur'anic interpretation," argues Wadud, is mistaken "with voicelessness in the text itself"; and it is this silence that both explains and allows the striking consensus on women's issues among muslims in spite of interpretive differences among them.” ReligionFeminismIslamMuslim Women Book:"Believing Women" in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an Source: "Believing Women" in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an
“In using terms like patriarchy, hermeneutics, and sexual/textual, I do not wish to misrepresent the Qurn as a feminist text; rather, the use of such terminology shows my own intellectual disposition and biases.” UseShowsWishTermMy OwnIntellectualFeministPatriarchyDispositionTerminologyHermeneutics Author:Asma Barlas
