Debate
Can women become muftis?
From Habib Shaikh
3 August 2008
Some Saudi scholars have recommended such a move, others agree but prefer this with restrictions to issuing fatwas (religious edicts) only for women. While some others don’t approve it at all.
Hassoun has said he is personally supervising a project that would make women ready to become muftis soon in Syria.
According to him, tens of women of varying ages, who graduated from Islamic law school, are now enrolling in different courses that would help them issue fatwas in matter relating to women. Women who become ‘muftiya, can also be members of the Iftaa Board.
Syrian women scholars welcomed the announcement and Huda Habsh, a Syrian scholar who spoke to an Arabic online news agency, said that this is a ‘positive’ move.
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