Inside the Gender Jihad

Wadud has this very nice phrase, ‘We are the makers of textual meaning’. The Qur’an is supposed to furnish guidance, it’s suppose to elevate us wherever we are, and we are now in the 21st century and we have understandings of equality that patriarchal ideas, institutions, and practices are subverting. We have to make meaning – or make sense – and we don’t have to get bogged down if there are spots in the scripture where it’s difficult to get our heads around. Wadud is very inspirational to this rising generation of younger women and also gives non-Muslims a whole different way of grasping Islam.