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Sexual ethics and Islam : feminist reflections on Qur'an, hadith, and jurisprudence / Kecia Ali.

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London, England : Oneworld Publications, 2016.

Sexual ethics -- Islamic countries.

Sex -- Islamic countries -- Religious aspects.

Islamic ethics.

Feminist theory.

9781780743813 (pbk.) :

xxxvii, 281 pages ; 22 cm

Expanded & revised edition.

Acknowledgements -- Acknowledgements for the 2016 edition -- Note on texts, translation, and transliteration -- Preface to the 2016 edition -- Introduction. 1 Marriage, money, and sex : "And according to what they spend from their wealth..." -- Sex -- Intermarriage -- Conclusion -- Coda 1. 2 Lesser evils: divorce in Islamic ethics : Untying the knot -- Extreme circumstances -- Prospects for reform -- Conclusion -- Coda 2. 3 "What your right hands possess:" slave concubinage in Muslim texts and discourses : Islam and slavery: overview of sources and history -- Women, war captives, and withdrawal -- Conclusion -- Coda 3. 4 Prohibited acts and forbidden partners: illicit sex in Islamic jurisprudence : Protecting chastity: the classical texts -- Paternity, legal fictions, and non-marital sex in contemporary Muslim thought -- Conclusion -- Coda 4. 5 Don't ask, don't tell: same-sex intimacy in Muslim thought : History -- Don't ask, don't tell -- Same-sex marriage -- Conclusion -- Coda 5. 6 "Reduce but do not destroy:" female "circumcision" in Islamic sources : Islamic or un-Islamic? -- "Reduce but do not destroy" -- Conclusion -- Coda 6. 7 "If you have touched women:" female bodies and the male agency in the Qur'an : Two whom am I speaking? -- A difficult verse -- garments for one another -- Conclusion -- Coda 7. 8 The Prophet Muhammad, his Beloved Aishah, and modern Muslim sensibilities : Apologetics and polemics -- Searching for solace -- Conclusion -- Coda 8. 9 Toward an Islamic ethics of sex. Afterword to the 2016 edition. Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Stoning. Slavery. Honour killings. Homosexuality. In the context of Islam, these topics are frequently discussed but little understood. When debated, such emotive issues often spark heated argument rather than reasoned deliberation. In this lucid and carefully constructed volume, feminist academic Kecia Ali examines classical Muslim texts and tries to evaluate whether a just system of sexual ethics is possible within an Islamic framework. Seeking to avoid polemical argument, Ali explores key themes such as consent and control, which are crucial to any understanding of either traditional Islamic sexual ethics or the possibilities for progressive transformation in these ideals. Suitable for students and the interested reader alike, Sexual Ethics in Islam is an essential tool for understanding modern Islam in today's increasingly sexualised world.

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