Nurturing Faith: The Role of Female Scholarship in Muslim Women's Spiritual Growth

Ali, Abidah

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Nurturing Faith: The Role of Female Scholarship in Muslim Women's Spiritual Growth

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Ali, Abidah . Nurturing Faith: The Role of Female Scholarship In Muslim Women's Spiritual Growth. ctschicago.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/726e4c07-72b4-4127-83ca-15af69d20550?locale=pt-BR.

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A. Abidah. Nurturing Faith: The Role of Female Scholarship in Muslim Women's Spiritual Growth. https://ctschicago.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/726e4c07-72b4-4127-83ca-15af69d20550?locale=pt-BR

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Ali, Abidah . Nurturing Faith: The Role of Female Scholarship In Muslim Women's Spiritual Growth. https://ctschicago.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/726e4c07-72b4-4127-83ca-15af69d20550?locale=pt-BR.

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Ali, Abidah

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This study explores the historical role of female scholarship in Sunni Islam, emphasizing the necessity of direct interaction between women and female scholars for their holistic religious and spiritual development. From Islam’s inception, female scholars have played a crucial role in nurturing women’s religious identity and spiritual connection. However, today in the American Muslim community, the presence of female scholars and spiritual guides remains largely absent in most local communities, limiting opportunities for women to access religious mentorship and leadership. By examining two historical female scholarly archetypes—their early lives, teaching methods, and approaches to spiritual modeling—this analysis identifies the factors that granted them religious authority while also exploring the diversity in their educational, cultural, and social strategies to enhance religious connectedness among women and their communities. The study is underpinned by the framework of Spiritual Modeling by Doug Osman and Carl Thoresen, along with Syed Attas’s Islamic Education model, which exemplify the necessity of interpersonal relationships between teachers and students, fostering women’s spiritual growth through modeling. By analyzing historical practices, this research addresses these contemporary realities of female religious authority. The study concludes with recommendations for institutions to better engage and support local female scholars and learned women, ultimately aiming to strengthen women’s spiritual identity and communal belonging.

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