Modesty is a key in both genders as men are not allowed to wear silk clothing or gold adornments as declared by the prophet Muhammad. ... Passages that seem to affirm male authority over women are based on the Islamic understanding that men are responsible for the financial support of women (4:34). ...
Within a faith tradition, historical personas help to define, or at the very least provide a general understanding of acceptable and intolerable behavior within that tradition. Such illustrious figures may seem palpable in our day-to-day lives because their legacies have endured throughout the ages and remained very much germane to modern religious dialogue. Since their corporeal existence, however, these personas have been subjected to a multitude of interpretations, necessitating the circumspection with which one must attempt to perceive their true natures and standings within a faith tradit...
