The Ideal Muslimah: The True Islamic Personality of the Muslim Woman as Defined in the Qur?an and Sunnah BY ???? ??? ??????? , Nasiruddin al-Khattab

The Ideal Muslimah is proud of the great position that Islam has given her among humanity. She performs her duties knowing that her role is clearly defined and that her rights are still, even today, greater than what any other ideology has provided. She is a woman of moral excellence, true to her nature, not confused by alien and morally bankrupt ideas. She preserves her self-respect and dignity through her piety in obedience to Allah (swta) and his Messenger (pbuh). She is the role model that every true believer hopes to emulate. This comprehensive work by Dr. Al-Hashimi is a valuable contribution for our English readers who will find the knowledge contained therein truly beneficial and inspiring. The True Islamic Personality of the Muslim Woman as Defined in the Qur?an and ?How does Islam form her personality? How may her development reach such a high level that had never before been attained in the history of womankind, except in their religion of Islam? This is the question to which the reader will find the answer in the following pages. I ask Allah (SWT) to accept my work and make it purely for His sake. May He benefit others through it, make it a source of reward for me in this life and the next, and make it a help for me on the Day of Reckoning. May He guide me through it to what is right, and protect me from errors of thinking, bad intentions, slips of the pen, weakness of arguments and excessive verbiage At a time when Muslim and Non-Muslim women are being harshly attached and attracted by the ?feminist theories and studies? this book is a good approach and a reminder that Islam has held women as highly esteemed and respected. It is enough that the Holy Qur?an contains a full chapter on women. The sources of Islam i.e. the Holy Qur?an and the Prophetic Traditions have always spoken of the women?s rights and made them full partners in the human venture of history more than any other religion or thought. Women in Islam are; mothers, sisters, partners