Lifting the Veil

**Lifting the Veil of numerous and complex issues for women in Islam with many personal stories from practicing Muslim women to give you real insights into their lives.

Covering my personal experiences while becoming a traditional Muslim after reading the Quran, I give many stories from my own life. It includes how I reconciled the issues a traditional life gave me by finding verses in the Quran. You will find comparisons with Christian and Jewish scriptures. Stories from many other women-coming from several countries and backgrounds- who faced similar problems dealing with traditional Muslim understanding add color and variety. The following chapter titles show the general topics:

1 The Beginning for Me

2 Women's Position

3 Polygamy

4 Why Keep Going?

5 Veiling

6 Being Born & Giving Birth

7 Daughters & Parents

8 Men in Charge?

9 Marriage

10 Staying Single

11 Divorce

12 Orphans & Widows

13 Inheritance

14 Witnessing

15 Religious Practices

16 Shahada - Bearing Witness

17 Salat - Contact Prayer

18 Zakat - Obligatory Charity

19 Ramadan - The Month of Fasting

20 Hajj Pilgrimage

21 Studying the Quran

22 In Society

23 True Power

24 Striving Against Oppression & Tyranny

25 The Quran's Women

Includes appendices giving all Quranic verses referenced and a discussion of a numerical code discovered in the the Quran, footnotes, an index, and bibliography.

The personal stories range from shocking, to sad, to amusing and give a varied and interesting view of the complex religion of Islam and its women. At the end of each chapter, I share why Quran based Islam works so well for me.

Anyone interested in Islam, women's rights, reconciling scripture with daily life, or general human nature will find value in this book. Given the longstanding importance of understanding Islam in today's modern world, this volume meets a critical need in an interesting and easily understood form.

Auteur

Muslim since the 1970s and born in Tucson, Arizona, Lisa Spray considered herself a "desert rat". She was given an English translation of the Quran and found it spoke to her. During a storm at sea, she realized she needed to do more than read the Quran, she needed to become a Muslim. She writes of the issues she encountered and includes stories of other Muslim women who faced similar problems.