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• Women as imams - Canonical position
• Women as imams - Women imams in women-only congregations
• Women as imams - Women as imams of mixed congregations
• Women as imams - Traditionally
• Women as imams - People's Republic of China
• Women as imams - South Africa 1994 to date
• Women as imams - North American Queer Muslim community 1999 to date
• Women as imams - Toronto Canada mainstream mosque; 2004
• Women as imams - Bahrain attempt in disguise; 2004
• Women as imams - USA March 18 2005
• Women as imams - Canada

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The schools differ on whether a woman may be imam (leader) of a Jama'ah (congregational) prayer if the congregation consists of women alone: three of the four Sunni madhhabs—Shafi'is, Hanafis, and Hanbalis—allow this, while Malikis do not. In such a case, the woman stands among the congregation in the front row, instead of alone in front of the congregation. In 2000, six marjas among Iran's Shia leadership declared that they too allowed women to lea ...

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Women as imams, Women as imams - Canonical position, Women as imams - Women imams in women-only congregations, Women as imams - Women as imams of mixed congregations, Women as imams - Traditionally, Women as imams - People's Republic of China, Women as imams - South Africa 1994 to date, Women as imams - North American Queer Muslim community 1999 to date, Women as imams - Toronto Canada mainstream mosque; 2004, Women as imams - Bahrain attempt in disguise; 2004, Women as imams - USA March 18 2005, Women as imams - Canada

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The schools differ on whether a woman may be imam (leader) of a Jama'ah (congregational) prayer if the congregation consists of women alone: three of the four Sunni madhhabs—Shafi'is, Hanafis, and Hanbalis—allow this, while Malikis do not. In such a case, the woman stands among the congregation in the front row, instead of alone in front of the congregation. In 2000, six marjas among Iran's Shia leadership declared that they too allowed women to lea ...

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Women as imams, Women as imams - Canonical position, Women as imams - Women imams in women-only congregations, Women as imams - Women as imams of mixed-gender congregations, Women as imams - Traditionally, Women as imams - People's Republic of China, Women as imams - South Africa 1994 to date, Women as imams - North American Queer Muslim community 1999 to date, Women as imams - Canada Mainstream Mosques, Women as imams - Bahrain, Women as imams - USA, Women as imams - Spain

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Women as imams - Traditionally. In the Hanbali madhhab, women are allowed to lead mixed congregations in the optional tarawih prayers in Ramadan if they are well-versed in the Qur'an; however, they are to stand behind the men, in the women's rows, rather than in front. The Hanbalite jurists stipulate that this to be permissible only for old women, only when no man knowledgeable in the Qur'an is present. They do not consider it permissible for the Jumu'ah (Fri ...

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Women as imams, Women as imams - Canonical position, Women as imams - Women imams in women-only congregations, Women as imams - Women as imams of mixed-gender congregations, Women as imams - Traditionally, Women as imams - People's Republic of China, Women as imams - South Africa 1994 to date, Women as imams - North American Queer Muslim community 1999 to date, Women as imams - Canada Mainstream Mosques, Women as imams - Bahrain, Women as imams - USA, Women as imams - Spain

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Women as imams - Traditionally. In the Hanbali madhhab, women are allowed to lead mixed congregations in the optional tarawih prayers in Ramadan if they are well-versed in the Qur'an; however, they are to stand behind the men, in the women's rows, rather than in front. The Hanbalite jurists stipulate that this to be permissible only for old women, only when no man knowledgeable in the Qur'an is present. They do not consider it permissible for the Jumu'ah (Friday) pr ...

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Women as imams, Women as imams - Canonical position, Women as imams - Women imams in women-only congregations, Women as imams - Women as imams of mixed congregations, Women as imams - Traditionally, Women as imams - People's Republic of China, Women as imams - South Africa 1994 to date, Women as imams - North American Queer Muslim community 1999 to date, Women as imams - Toronto Canada mainstream mosque; 2004, Women as imams - Bahrain attempt in disguise; 2004, Women as imams - USA March 18 2005, Women as imams - Canada

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The Qur'an does not address this issue directly; relevant precedents are therefore sought for in the hadith, the traditions attributed to Muhammad. The only hadith that unequivocally states that women may not lead mixed congregations is Ibn Majah (Kitab iqamat is-salat was-sunnati fiha) #1134, narrated through Jabir ibn Abdullah: "A woman may not lead a man in Prayer, nor may a Bedouin lead a believer of the Muhajirun or a corrupt person lead a committed Muslim in Prayer." However, Qatar-based scholar, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, [1] st ...

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Women as imams, Women as imams - Canonical position, Women as imams - Women imams in women-only congregations, Women as imams - Women as imams of mixed congregations, Women as imams - Traditionally, Women as imams - People's Republic of China, Women as imams - South Africa 1994 to date, Women as imams - North American Queer Muslim community 1999 to date, Women as imams - Toronto Canada mainstream mosque; 2004, Women as imams - Bahrain attempt in disguise; 2004, Women as imams - USA March 18 2005, Women as imams - Canada

Read more here: » Women as imams: Encyclopedia II - Women as imams - Canonical position

The Qur'an does not address this issue directly; relevant precedents are therefore sought for in the hadith, the traditions attributed to Muhammad. The only hadith that unequivocally states that women may not lead mixed congregations is Ibn Majah (Kitab iqamat is-salat was-sunnati fiha) #1134, narrated through Jabir ibn Abdullah: "A woman may not lead a man in Prayer, nor may a Bedouin lead a believer of the Muhajirun or a corrupt person lead a committed Muslim in Prayer." However, Qatar-based scholar, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, [1] st ...

See also:

Women as imams, Women as imams - Canonical position, Women as imams - Women imams in women-only congregations, Women as imams - Women as imams of mixed-gender congregations, Women as imams - Traditionally, Women as imams - People's Republic of China, Women as imams - South Africa 1994 to date, Women as imams - North American Queer Muslim community 1999 to date, Women as imams - Canada Mainstream Mosques, Women as imams - Bahrain, Women as imams - USA, Women as imams - Spain

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