International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 2

Role of Al Huda in Revival of Islamic education among Urban women

  • Author:
  • Juhi Naveed, Anwaar Mohyuddin
  • Total Page Count: 12
  • Page Number: 105 to 116

*MSc, Anthropology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

**Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Online published on 30 September, 2013.

Abstract

This paper targets at the understanding and discovering the factors behind improving pattern of seeking Islamic knowledge by females in urban areas and the part that Al Huda is playing in teaching these females. The situation of Al Huda is mentioned because it is one of the most popular spiritual institutions serving the needs of the urban women. Evaluating the scenario of Al Huda, the research speaks about the effect of Islamic information acquired by these women on the way of lifestyle and way of lifestyle of females. The purpose for performing this analysis is to examine the ever improving popularity of spiritual academic institutions, other than the traditional madrasas, which provides an exciting and fascinating public sciences and anthropological subjects. The results from the study expose that females are drawn towards getting Islamic knowledge due to variety of factors which include the recent international and nationwide events; lack of Islamic knowledge; personal interest to comprehend Islam more thoroughly; and incident of a life enhancing event. Women are found to prefer Al Huda because of its unique philosophy which concentrates on linking Muslims to Allah by making the learners aware of their ethical responsibilities and the value of Islam for self- growth. The data presented in this paper was collected in Islamabad, Pakistan by using qualitative anthropological research techniques.

Keywords

Religion, Hadith, Fiqh, Dars, madrasas, education, logic, lifestyle