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Women on the Straight Path

By: MISK Women
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  • This weekly class which is uploaded as a podcast episode explores a wide range of themes, topics, texts and traditions which demonstrate the exemplary lives and practices of Muslim women on the "Straight Path" throughout history and in contemporary times. Our aim is to emulate the righteous women who have come before us in order to navigate the turbulent reality of the modern world, by seeking guidance and inspiration from their religious, scholarly, social, cultural and educational stories and legacies as Muslim women. To join the live, weekly Zoom class, please contact miskwomen@gmail.com (women attendees only). Class recordings are uploaded usually a few days after the class. Recordings are lightly edited and the question and answer session at the end of the class is also edited out, unless it is a direct continuation of the topics discussed in the class. You can find MISK Women on the following platforms: Instagram: @miskwomen Facebook: MISK Women Halaqa (private group). Telegram: Please contact via email for the Telegram private group link Email: miskwomen@gmail.com All MISK Women material is intended for a WOMEN ONLY listening audience, and respecting that intention and request is highly appreciated. Thank you so much. MISK Women has two other podcasts that are presented as a means for strengthening the textual and contextual competence of modern Muslim Women: 1. "The Beginning of Guidance for Muslim Women". Imam al-Ghazali's foundational guide for life, Bidayat al-Hidayat (The Beginning of Guidance) is explained in 34 episodes through the commentary of the great 19th century scholar Imam Muhammad Nawawi al-Jawi. https://beginning-of-guidance.captivate.fm 2. "Left or Right? the Straight Path, Please!" An in-depth analysis and critique of the development of modern ideologies and the modern world from the Islamic Scholarly and Spiritual Tradition, particularly the Islamic "Straight Path" paradigm. This podcast currently consists of 14 episodes. https://left-or-right-the-straight-path-please.captivate.fm
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Episodes
  • Three Women in One Family Upon Whom the Qur'an Was Revealed
    Oct 2 2021

    In this class presentation we explore the lives of three very different women in the family of Sayyidna Abu Sufyan, may God be pleased with him, and the circumstances that led to the Qur'an being revealed about them.

    We embark on a journey from darkness into light through the study of these women. First we witness the depths of wretchedness in Arwah Umm Jameel, the sister of Abu Sufyan and the wife of Abu Lahab. We then traverse a path of emergence from violence and evil to the illumination of righteousness through the story of Hind bint 'Utbah, the wife of Abu Sufyan. Finally we see light upon light in the blessed story of Ramla Umm Habibah, the daughter of Abu Sufyan and the wife of the Messenger, peace be upon him.

    In conclusion, we draw some relevant points from these stories and consider them in the context of our own lives, and what we can benefit from studying these multifaceted and very real womens' experiences of faith in varying degrees.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • The Prophetic Era: Women About Whom the Qur'an Was Revealed
    Aug 17 2021

    In this class, we explore four of the women companions about whose situations verses of the Qur'an were revealed. These situations mostly involve marriage and inheritance rights, and show us the complete faith, trust and certainty that these women had in their knowledge that Allah SWT and HIs Rasool SAWS would judge for them with nothing but all-encompassing mercy and justice.

    As women seeking to be on the Straight Path, we take a few moments to reflect on ourselves and where we stand regarding our faith and trust and certainty in the mercy and justice established in the Qur'an. Do we have the same approach as the female companions or not? What is preventing us from having the same outlook and attachment? What do we need to rid ourselves of in order to have a pure and sincere connection to and love for our Sacred Book and the universal justice that it established?

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    57 mins
  • Sayyida Bilqis the Queen of Sheba: From Light to Illumination
    Aug 11 2021

    We begin this class with an overview of historical and contemporary representations of Sayyida Bilqis in pre- and non-Muslim traditions, observing some examples of the decline in the way she is portrayed, particularly over the past century.

    The second part of the class focuses on the Qur'anic verses of her story with Nabi Sulayman AS in surah al-Naml. We see the majesty and humbleness of Nabi Sulayman, the deep intelligence of Sayyida Bilqis and the sensitive dynamics between Prophet and creation. Most importantly, we see how light became transformed to illumination in the process of guidance and the discovery of true faith for this most blessed woman seeking the Straight Path.

    Finally we ask ourselves: What are the blinding lights in our lives that prevent us from seeing the true nature of things and how they really are? What are we seeking that actually stops us from finding the truth? What is Sayyida Bilqis really leading us to in her role as one of the most revered Queens in human history?

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    1 hr and 2 mins

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Greatly informative and insightful content. I've been missing diverseness in the woman perspective and interpretation of Islam.

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