At the forefront of my mind is all of the vocabulary included in the last half of this chapter. I feel that the more I read Wadud, the better I will get at remembering and applying the vocabulary. As of now, I am still adjusting.
One consistency throughout this reading so far is the author’s attention to misconception’s around Islam. The upholding of “women as deviants” or being “less than man” is frequently discussed by Wadud and disputed that it is not essential to Islam. As quoted from this chapter, “the famous hadith, ‘all actions are judged in accordance with their intentions…’ In the Qu’ran, ‘whoever does good, whether male or female and is a believer’ shall be rewarded.”
Wadud’s clarifications on Islam are always incredibly well supported and explained. Wadud clarifies repeatedly, especially in this first chapter, that Islam is not anti-woman, rather it is people engaging with double talk that makes Islam less accessible.
