Woman Between Islam and Western Society
5. Position of Woman in the Islamic Shari‘ah
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the Department of Technical Education run by
the Government of Uttar Pradesh, from which he
retired as Deputy Director. By virtue of his hard
work, faultless character and principled life, he
commanded the respect of his whole
department.
As for myself, I was interested in religious
education, having been initially educated in an
Arabic school. I later worked hard to learn the
English language and made a thorough study of
whatever academic literature was available to me in
English. Now, by the grace of God, I am able to
work in a positive and constructive manner, as I am
sure the readers of my works will confirm.
One special aspect of my work — the call to
Muslims to rise above negative thinking and
become more positive in their approach — has
found an effective vehicle in the
Al-Risala
monthly
which I started in 1976.
Al-Risala’
s mission has, by
the grace of God, assumed the form of a powerful
movement all over the Muslim world. I frequently
receive oral or written comments from academic
circles which acknowledge that
Al-Risala’s
is the
