Women Leading Prayer
December 20th, 2004I hear the groans already, ‘not that issue again’. But I have come across an interesting survey from Kambiz GhaneaBassiri’s 1997 work Competing Visions of Islam in the United States: A Study of Los Angeles in which the question over women leading mixed prayer came up. Interestingly enough according to GhaneaBassiri: "a fourth of the respondents who believed in the strict observance of Islam indicated that they believe "women should be eligible to lead prayers in the Mosque / Islamic center”.” (p52-53)
The following is a table of responses given:
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Women should be eligible to lead prayers in the Mosque / Islamic center |
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Responses |
Under 18 (%) |
18+ (%) |
African-American (%) |
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Agree |
22 |
19 |
15 |
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Somewhat agree |
14 |
4 |
60 |
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Disagree |
42 |
58 |
0 |
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Not sure |
22 |
18 |
25 |
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N=50 |
N=89 |
N=20 |
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well,people who is not known and he or she wants to be known he or she has to do something that can them known.however, if u wanna be known use the proper way because if woman deserve to be Imam the wife prophet aisha could be Imam because she had knowledge and many companions gained nowledge from her.
the doughter of prophet FATIMA never claim to be Imam and she deserve to be Imam.I can only say Islam will remain as it is never anyone can change it. just claiming to be Imam someone claimed themselves as prophet.if sister claimed that is just promoting herself and gain someone money.
Hmmm I don’t know if that’s a good analogy Sangare, because the women of the Prophet’s house had unusually strict segregation requirements put on them (the Qur’an says they are “not like any other women”).