Modernity imparted a new theoretical significance to the issue of gender reform in the Muslim world. This dissertation examines the impact of modernity on the hermeneutical approaches and interpretations of three modern exegetes on significant gender issues in the Qurʾan. It compares the tafsīr works of Muḥammad ʿAbduh, Sayyid Quṭb, and Muḥammad alṬāhir ibn ʿĀshūr...Read More