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Publication details [#4149]

Muharam, Rahminah. 2003. An evaluation of the reinterpretation of the Qu'ran from the perspective of the Sisters of Islam (SIS) in Malaysia. In Gülen, Barbara Blackwell, Ismail Boztas and Christoph Veldhues, eds. Translation Studies in the new millennium. Special issue of Translation Studies in the New Millennium. An International Journal of Translation and Interpreting 1: 295–304.
Publication type
Article in Special issue
Publication language
English

Abstract

The SIS group was formed in 1988 and initially comprised ten professional women from different educational backgrounds. The SIS mission is to promote the development of Islam that recognizes equality between women and men that adheres to the principle of justice and democracy. The reinterpretation of the Qur’an by the SIS is done through content analysis studies. The comparison between the SIS reinterpretation with the Islamic traditional interpretation is also being discussed in this paper. The SIS group reinterprets the Qur’an as female inclusive and this view can be seen through their own publications and memorandums. The reinterpretation of the Qur’an by the SIS, however, has raised negative reactions from the Muslim society in Malaysia. This paper therefore, discusses whether the reinterpretation of the Qur’an by the SIS contradicts Islamic provisions and Islamic ethics as well as the traditional Islamic interpretation of the Qur'an.
Source : Abstract in book