EP 31: The Role of Muslim Women in Islam & Society (feat Alima Ashfaq & Hafiz Zahid)

The Deenspiration Podcast

In this episode we’re joined by teacher, speaker, author and recently the founder of the Muslimah’s Renaissance, Ustadha Alima Ashfaq and her husband, Hafiz Zahid Minhas.

With a passion for reviving a balanced narrative on the role of Muslim women, Ustadha Alima launched the Muslimah’s Renaissance – a movement to rediscover the spirit of the prophetic and Qur’anic narrative in respect to gender.

Its ethos believes that if we cultivate communities where men and women are allies, we can decrease the rates of domestic violence, youth related crimes and gender based violence.

This is based on the verse:

“The believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Those – Allah will have mercy upon them. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.†Sūrah At-Tawbah, 9:71

The project also aims to empower men to appreciate their roles and play a role in nurturing a healthy society with women as their allies in the truest sense; as an empowered, educated and spiritually aware woman can have a positive impact in society.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

In this episode, we cover the following:

• Who is Alima Ashfaq and what does she do?
• Who is Zahid Minhas and what does he do?
• Why is the conversation around Muslim women such a hot topic these days?
• How does Zahid support his wife Alima as she carries out her work, and why?
• Do we really need more education on the topic of gender roles in Islam and our society?
• How are women treated in today’s society, and how does this differ to the time of the Prophet (pbuh)?
• How have some cultural beliefs and practices belittled the rights of women?
• Some people believe Islamic is a misogynistic religion. Is this true, and why do they believe this?
• Why are Islamic events so male dominated. Shouldn’t women be allowed to speak publicly?
• What do the Qur’an and Sunnah really say about gender roles in Islam and society?
• What about the idea of feminism?
• Is there a lack of female scholarship among our communities today?
• Who are some examples of powerful women in our history?
• And some random facts about Alima & Zahid during our rapid fire round!

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LINKS & RESOURCES

• Alima Ashfaq on Facebook
• Alima Ashfaq on Instagram
• The Muslimah’s Renaissance Website
• The Muslimah’s Renaissance Facebook Page

About Alima Ashfaq

Chereen – Therapist and Life Coach – is the Founder of ‘Dear Chereen’.

After obtaining a master’s of science in Counselling and Certification in Life Coaching, she realised that words offered immense healing and motivation. She enjoys writing to nspire, because she truly believes that words are the gateway to our hearts, souls and minds.

She wants you to remember that you are wonderful.

Get in touch with Chereen at [e-mail]

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