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| Author | Barbara D. Metcalf |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Bahishti Zewar |
| Genre | Translation |
| Published | 1992 |
| Publisher | University of California Press, Oxford University Press |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 436 |
| ISBN | 9780520080935 |
| OCLC | 43476666 |
| Website | ucpress.edu |
| The National Endowment for the Humanities supports this with a translation fellowship. | |
Perfecting Women: Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanawi's Bihishti Zewar is a partially translated work with commentary on the original text, Bahishti Zewar, authored by Barbara D. Metcalf, a Professor at the University of California, Davis. Initially published in 1992 by the University of California Press and Oxford University Press, this scholarly piece was made possible through a translation fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities.[1] Its primary aim is to address and dispel misinterpretations surrounding the portrayal of women in Islam.[2] What sets it apart is its unique focus on a female audience, aligning with the Deobandi mission to impart foundational knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence to the Muslim laity.[3] The introduction not only delves into the content but also provides a socio-historical backdrop of the Deobandi reform movement, shedding light on its objectives and concerns.[2]
- ^ A., M. (1997). "Review of Perfecting Women: Maulana Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi's Bihishti Zewar". Estudios de Asia y Africa. 32 (3 (104)): 640. ISSN 0185-0164. JSTOR 40313257. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ a b Tripathy, Gopi Devdutt (1996). "Book reviews and notices : BARBARA DALY METCALF, trans., Perfecting women: Maulana Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi's Bihishti zewar: A partial translation with commentary. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1992". Contributions to Indian Sociology. 30 (1): 159. doi:10.1177/006996679603000122. ISSN 0069-9667. S2CID 145751968. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ Chaudri, Zeeshan (2022). Demarcating the Contours of the Deobandi tradition via a study of the 'Akābirīn' (PhD thesis). SOAS University of London. p. 19. doi:10.25501/soas.00037291. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.