Author
Al-Khatib, Muhammad Othman Saeed
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID
ISSN: 1026-9576, EISSN: 2959-9830, DOI: 10.34120/ajh.v34i133.2543
Record ID
cdi_crossref_primary_10_34120_ajh_v34i133_2543
Library Location
Humanities international complete
Notes
This study reveals to us some aspects of Muslim women’s lives and their rights in the Ottoman city of Jerusalem through the record of the Ottoman Jerusalem Sharia Court No. “150”; The records of the Ottoman Sharia Court of Jerusalem are the most prominent sources that can be relied upon when writing the history of Jerusalem in the Ottoman era. Because Muslim women played an important role in public life in the Ottoman city of Jerusalem in its various aspects, this study came to highlight aspects of her life and some of her rights that were carefully monitored by Register No. 150. With regard to marriage, the study shed light on the nature of intermarriage relationships, the level and amount of dowries, the spouses’ jobs, their social level, and some other issues related to that. The study also showed that the woman obtained her right to request a divorce (khula), and the judiciary allowed her to do so, which is clear through some arguments and documents. The woman was also able to extract her right to secure a suitable home for herself, to have custody and guardianship over her children, and to obtain her share of the inheritance. The record - the subject of the study - showed us the equality of women with men in obtaining some cash allocations through the “Roman basket” or in kind through the “food bowl” that were allocated to some residents of the city of Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire. Perhaps the most prominent aspect of this study is the shedding light on women’s contribution to charitable work through the Islamic endowment system, and their effective contribution to economic life, through their right to own property and then dispose of it by selling, renting, or buying, just like men.
Görüntüle
al-Majallah al-ʻArabīyah lil-ʻulūm al-insānīyah, 2016, Vol.34 (133), p.71-113
