The Rights of Women in Islam by Asghar Ali Engineer

He is a peace activist and is currently leading a reform movement in Bohra Muslim Community to which he belongs. An internationally renowned scholar of Islam, he has published over 50 books on Islam including Rights of Women in Islam, Liberation Theology in Islam, Communalism and Communal Harmony. he graduated in civil engineering from Indore, Madhya Pradesh and also took training in Hadith, tawil, fiqh and Qur’anic tafsir. Asghar Ali Engineer was born in Rajasthan in 1939. This Compilation is a must-read for all those who want to understand the preachings of the religion which has for long been unjustly associated with fanaticism. He dives into the unfathomable and rediscovers the origin of Islam. He gives even arguments on the shortcomings of people in interpreting them. He refutes those who preach that science and Islam are oxymorons and unveils the hidden similarities between the two. He unravels the mystery of the “Missing Verse” in whose guises people take undue liberties and also demystifies the word kafir. Sensitive issues like gender and feminism along with other commonly debated theories on science, corporal punishment, Hindutva, cow slaughter and violence have been astutely dealt with.Īli discourses on several disputed issues and quotes extensively from Qur’an.

The articles reflect the author's impeccable understanding of Islam and Qur’anic teachings. This book digs the truth out of the closet and clears the haze off the myths which have been passed off as Holy Preachings. Islam is often misunderstood because of certain fundamentals who have turned jihad into a misnomer and lead the youth astray.

The Rights of Women in Islam by Asghar Ali Engineer