{"id":11090,"date":"2022-02-22T13:37:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T13:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/%ef%bf%bcscholars-differ-on-the-appointment-of-female-cadis"},"modified":"2022-02-22T15:00:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T15:00:55","slug":"%ef%bf%bcscholars-differ-on-the-appointment-of-female-cadis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/%ef%bf%bcscholars-differ-on-the-appointment-of-female-cadis","title":{"rendered":"\ufffcScholars differ on the appointment of female cadis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Scholars differ on the appointment of female cadis A number of Gambian scholars including leading imams have criticised the appointment last week of female cadis, describing it as \u201cun-Islamic\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>They said while Prophet Muhammad championed women\u2019s rights and Islam recognises women\u2019s unique contributions to family and society, it is not permissible to appoint a woman as a judge or cadi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIslam doesn\u2019t appoint women as cadis,\u201d Imam Chebo Cham of Tallinding Islamic Institute, said. \u201cThe characteristics that make up a man are entirely different from those of a woman. So many things make a woman\u2019s mind to wander, and tricking a woman is easier as they are more emotional than men. Truth be told, I have never seen anywhere where they appointed a woman as a cadi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said women and men have clearly defined designated roles in society. \u201cSo, this type of a role was never for them. That is why of all the prophets that came, none of them was a woman. Why didn\u2019t Allah put a woman there? That is why people should be careful,\u201d he cautioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAllah did not give this post to a woman. Allah knows that a woman cannot handle such a position and that is why He never gave it to them,\u201d he said, describing the appointments as an appeasement to the 50-50 equality campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a hadith we should all hearken to, the prophet said that a people will not prosper whose affairs are in the hands of women. He said those people will not prosper,\u201d Imam Cham stated.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking along the same lines, Dr Alhagie Ndure of Al Hikmah University, Tallinding said: \u201cAllah said in the Qur\u2019an, in S\u00fbrah an-Nis\u00e2 that \u2018men are the protectors and maintainers of women\u2019. That simply means that in some sensitive positions, men should be the ones who should run things and women must be under them. For that reason, it is not allowed in Islam for females to be appointed as judges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some commentators have argued that women should be appointed as judges especially if they have the academic pedigree, however, Dr Ndure said in Islam, considerations are not always about qualifications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe issue is not just about education. Women are not like men in their fitness, in their mentality and other things. So, for that reason, for example, if a female judge is appointed, there will be some period she cannot attend court due to certain conditions like the monthly menstruation, and also during childbirth. In short, because of all these things, it is not allowed in Islam for a female to be appointed as a judge,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Yes, they can\u2019 But Omar Jammeh, the imam ratib of Bakau, argued that there is no single verse in the Qur\u2019an prohibiting the appointment of female judges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no issue with it,\u201d he told The Standard. \u201cLet them tell us what a man knows that a woman doesn\u2019t know in this deen. Aisha was a woman. A greater part of Islamic lore was sourced from this woman. If a woman has the education, she can make it work. Yes, Islam allows it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He asked why Islam would allow a woman to study and learn Islamic jurisprudence when she cannot adjudicate. \u201cThis is in fact a good thing, so that women will see that the divide between them and men is narrowing and that the 50-50 that they have been calling for is attainable. But I must add that absolute 50-50 cannot apply in all spheres.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Scholars differ on the appointment of female cadis A number of Gambian scholars including leading imams have criticised the appointment last week of female cadis, describing it as \u201cun-Islamic\u201d. 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