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Feminism in Prophet Muhammad’s discourse on women: A stylistic analysis

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Last updated: 27 Dec 2024

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Abstract

Muslim women are stereotypically depicted in Western culture as passive victims of patriarchal oppression. However, a close analysis of the discourse of the Prophet of Islam (Muhammad, peace be upon him) refutes this claim. Prophet Muhammad's discourse on women underlies a pro-feminist ideology. Many theological studies have tackled the representation of women in Islam, but few linguistic studies have been conducted. The present study aims at conducting a feminist stylistic analysis of Prophet Muhamad's discourse on women to show that it is pro-feminist. The study is carried out within the framework of feminist stylistics that includes pragmatic and semantic components. The speech act theory, semantic field analysis and Halliday's Systemic Functional Grammar are employed as gender-inscription devices. The study shows that the predominant idea in the Prophet's teachings is that women are independent dignified entities that should be given their rights and respected. The Prophet's presentation of women is always positive. His discourse on women constructs a new brand of femininity where they are projected as precious human beings, worth of protection and gentle treatment. At the same time, they are supportive partners to their male counterparts whose existence is necessary for a good life.

DOI

10.21608/jltmin.2023.295562

Keywords

feminist stylistics, pragmatics, Speech Act Theory, Halliday’s Systemic Functional Grammar, Prophet Muhammad’s discourse on women

Authors

First Name

Abeer

Last Name

Sultan

MiddleName

Abd El-Aal

Affiliation

English Department, Faculty of Humanities, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

Email

abeersultan.el20@azhar.edu.eg

City

cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-8423-8301

Volume

10

Article Issue

2

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40872

Issue Date

2023-04-01

Receive Date

2023-03-03

Publish Date

2023-04-16

Page Start

53

Page End

93

Print ISSN

2735-4520

Online ISSN

2735-4539

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https://jltmin.journals.ekb.eg/article_295562.html

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295,562

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1,567

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Publication Title

Journal of Languages and Translation

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https://jltmin.journals.ekb.eg/

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Feminism in Prophet Muhammad’s discourse on women: A stylistic analysis

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27 Dec 2024