Zainab bint Younus, Author at AlJumuah Magazine

Ahl Al-Bayt Female Warriors in Islamic History

The Lioness of Ahl Al-Bayt | Zainab Bint Younus

Either you carry Islam, or Islam carries you. Those in the former category are those who uphold the honor of this Ummah and are its strength; those in the latter category are like those who are carried in Ṭawâf – weak and…

“Did a Woman Edit the Qur’an?” | Zainab bint Younus

THE ARTICLE: DID a Woman Edit the Qur’an? Hafsah and Her Famed Codex, by Ruqayyah Y Khan (published in the Journal of the American Academy of Religion: http://jaar.oxfordjournals.org/content/82/1/174.full) has garnered some attention as being daring and revolutionary in the field of Muslim feminist Qur’anic…

Unveiling the Hur Al-‘In (2) | The Polygamy Problem | Zainab bint Younus

A Poly Paradise – Earthly Wives, Celestial Brides, Oh My! THE ḤÛR AL-ʿÎN are most certainly one of the most contentious issues for Muslim women, and a source of downright glee for many men. While many women ask, “What do we get…

Unveiling the Hûr Al-‘ÎN | What Women Want - Description of Hur Al-Ayn

Unveiling The Hûr Al-‘În (part 1) | Zainab bint Younus

… And wide-eyed beauties [Ḥûr ʿÎn] to wed, who look as though they were well-preserved pearls. [Surat Al-Wâqiʿah, 56:22-23] THERE ARE FEW âyât which trigger as much emotional turmoil as those describing the Ḥûr Al-ʿÎn: those otherworldly women created to spend eternity…

Qawama: The Essence of Masculinity | Part 2

WE CONTINUE OUR exploration of the meaning of qawwâm, as found in Sûrat Al-Nisâ’, 4:34: Al-rijâlu qawwâmûna ʿala al-nisâ’i… ‘Men have a degree over women.’ In Part 1 we found—in a nutshell—that the concept of qawwâm focuses on the responsibility and commitment of…

Qawama: The Essence of Masculinity | Part 1

AMONG THE SEVERAL âyât that are considered points of contention amongst Muslims and non-Muslims alike, one stands out in particular: Al-rijâlu qawwâmûna ʿala al-nisâ’i… [Sûrat Al-Nisâ’, 4:34] [1] Commonly translated as ‘men have a degree over them’ or ‘men are in charge over them,’…

Misunderstanding Transgender (1)

WITH EVERY PASSING year – indeed, with every passing month – Muslims are faced with new intellectual and societal challenges to their faith. Whether it’s atheism, scientific claims about evolution, or social matters related to gender and sexuality, many Muslims (especially in the West)…

Author: Zainab bint Younus

The Lioness of Ahl Al-Bayt | Zainab Bint Younus

“Did a Woman Edit the Qur’an?” | Zainab bint Younus

Unveiling the Hur Al-‘In (2) | The Polygamy Problem | Zainab bint Younus

Unveiling The Hûr Al-‘În (part 1) | Zainab bint Younus

Qawama: The Essence of Masculinity | Part 2

Qawama: The Essence of Masculinity | Part 1

Misunderstanding Transgender (1)

“And the Male is not Like the Female”: Is One Gender Preferred Over Another in Islam?

A Tale of Two Women: The Milkmaid and the Empress | Zainab bint Younus

The Myth of Unbiased Islamic Scholarship | Part 4