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Gender, Spirituality, and Mysticism: Women in the Sufi Traditions of Kashmir Abdullah, Razia
Journal of Modern Islamic Studies and Civilization Том 3 № 03 (2025): Journal of Modern Islamic Studies and Civilization
Publisher : PT. Riset Press International

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.59653/jmisc.v3i03.2060

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The relationship between gender and spirituality in Islamic mysticism remains a fertile area of inquiry, particularly in regional contexts like Kashmir, where Sufism has shaped both religious and cultural life. This study investigates the role and representation of women within the Sufi traditions of Kashmir, highlighting their spiritual contributions and contested visibility. This research explores the intricate intersection of gender, spirituality, and mysticism through a focused analysis of women in the Sufi traditions of Kashmir. While Sufism in Kashmir has historically been a deeply spiritual and transformative force, the roles, contributions, and experiences of women within this mystical framework have often been marginalised or rendered invisible in mainstream historiography and religious discourse. This research explores the intricate intersection of gender, spirituality, and mysticism through a focused analysis of women in the Sufi traditions of Kashmir. This study seeks to recover and re-centre women’s spiritual agency by examining biographical accounts, hagiographies, and poetic expressions that illuminate the lives and legacies of female Sufi saints, devotees, and mystics in the region. It also interrogates how Kashmiri Sufism, influenced by indigenous traditions, Islamic mysticism, and socio-political dynamics, has provided unique spaces for female spiritual expression and resistance. The study shall contribute to a more inclusive understanding of Islamic mysticism by foregrounding the spiritual agency of women in the Sufi traditions of Kashmir, thereby addressing a significant gap in gendered religious scholarship.
Scaling Gender Issues in Modern Muslim Societies Abdullah, Razia; Dar, Showkat Hussain
Journal of Modern Islamic Studies and Civilization Том 4 № 02 (2026): Journal of Modern Islamic Studies and Civilization
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.59653/jmisc.v4i02.2226

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Gender justice has become an increasingly significant axis of inquiry within contemporary Muslim societies, where debates on women’s rights unfold at the intersection of tradition, reform, and modern statehood. This study investigates how gender inequality is produced, sustained, and scaled across legal, social, and political domains within these contexts. The paper argues that contemporary gender disparities stem not from Islamic foundational texts but from the authoritative preservation of pre-modern jurisprudential models, particularly within Personal Status Laws governing marriage, divorce, guardianship, and inheritance. These legal frameworks continue to constitute the most resilient institutional barriers to equality, with reform trajectories contingent upon political will, civil society mobilisation, and the contestation of interpretive authority. Drawing on feminist hermeneutics, reformist Islamic scholarship, and socioeconomic data, the study demonstrates that advancing gender justice requires the integration of ethical reinterpretation with legal and socio-cultural transformation. The analysis concludes that meaningful and scalable progress is attainable only through the convergence of intellectual, institutional, and grassroots efforts committed to an egalitarian rearticulation of Islamic and social norms.
Co-Authors Dar, Showkat Hussain