Author
Al-Khatib, Muhammad Othman Saeed
Publication Place
Kuwait -
Kuwait University, Scientific Publishing Council
Type
Book
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID
ISSN: 1026-9576, EISSN: 2959-9830
Record ID
cdi_emarefa_primary_813983
Library Location
EBSCOhost 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 Sharia Court of Jerusalem 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 have an important role in public life: 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 in-law 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 divorce (khula), and the judiciary allowed her to do so, and this is clear through some arguments and documents. The woman was also able to extract her right to secure a suitable home for herself, to custody, guardianship of 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 bundle” or in kind through the “food bowl” that was 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 The Islamic Jerusalem Ottoman era are considered to be the most precise sources, which we can rely on when writing about the history of Jerusalem during the Ottoman era. Because Muslim women had an important role in public life, in the city of Ottoman Jerusalem, various parts of this study are intended to highlight the aspects of their lives, and some of their rights, as depicted in the record number “150” For instance, we have highlighted the nature of intermarriage relations, the level of the dowries, the amount, the functions of the couples. their social level, and other related issues. "roman package", or "food bowl" which was available to some residents of the city of Jerusalem, from the Ottoman Empire. Perhaps, the most notable aspect of this study is its highlight on the contribution of women, in charity work, through the system of the Islamic Waqf, and their effective contribution to the economic life, through the right to own property, and therefore to sell, or rent, or buy, as men.
Görüntüle
al-Majallah al-ʻArabīyah lil-ʻulūm al-insānīyah, 2016, Vol.34 (133)
