Amina Wadud
- January 10, 2024
- Erudite
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Amina Wadud |
| Occupation | Erudite |
| Date Of Birth | Sep 25, 1952(1952-09-25) |
| Age | 72 |
| Birthplace | Bethesda |
| Country | United States |
| Horoscope | Virgo |
Amina Wadud Biography
| Name | Amina Wadud |
| Birthday | Sep 25 |
| Birth Year | 1952 |
| Place Of Birth | Bethesda |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
Amina Wadud is one of the most popular and richest Erudite who was born on September 25, 1952 in Bethesda, United States. Amina Wadud (born on September 25 1952) is an American Muslim philosopher with a increasing concentration on Qur’an Exegesis (interpretation of holy texts).
From 1989 until 1992, she was an assistant professor of Quranic Studies at IIUM. In that time, she wrote the dissertation she wrote Qur’an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman’s perspective. She also co-founded the non-governmental group Sisters in Islam. The book is used by the non- governmental organization as a fundamental textbook for activists and academics however, it is not available within the United Arab Emirates.
In August 1994, Wadud delivered a Friday pre-khutbah (sermon) on “Islam as Engaged Surrender” at the Claremont Main Road Mosque in Cape Town, South Africa. Women delivering even a pre-khutbah talk was unheard of in the Muslim world. It was widely mis-reported that Wadud had actually delivered the khutbah (the formal Arabic sermon delivered from the pulpit), which she did not (she delivered the main talk – in English and not from the pulpit – however a pre-khutbah talk is not part of the formal Friday ceremony). As a result, there were attempts in Virginia by some Muslims to have her dismissed from her position at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Wadud was an advisor to the documentary Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet (2002), produced by [Unity Productions Foundation] and broadcast on PBS.
She earned her M.A. from the Department of Near Eastern Studies and her Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Michigan in 1988. In her graduate studies, she studied in Egypt as well as an advanced Arabic in The American University in Cairo, Qur’anic studies as well as the art of tafsir (exegesis or interpretation of the Bible) in Cairo University, and philosophy at Al-Azhar University.
Amina Wadud Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Erudite |
| House | Living in own house. |
Amina Wadud is one of the richest Erudite from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Amina Wadud 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In 1972 she changed her religion to Islam as studying of the University of Pennsylvania, which she attended from the year 1970 to 1975. Her name was officially changed to Amina Wadud a year later.
in 1975 Wadud was a graduate of his school, the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor of science degree.
In 1992, Wadud accepted a position as Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University. She retired in 2008, and took up a position as a visiting professor at the Center for Religious and Cross Cultural Studies at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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In 2007, Wadud received the Danish Democracy Prize.
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Amina Ranked on the list of most popular Erudite. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Amina Wadud celebrates birthday on September 25 of every year.
Wadud was to deliver a lecture on 29 July 2013 on ‘Gender and Reform in Islam’ at the University of Madras in Chennai, India. The scheduled lecture was cancelled because police cited possible law and order problems in view of opposition by Muslim groups. S.M. Syed Iqbal, state secretary of India Towheed Jamad, said that she comes with the backing of the US government and offers so-called progressive views that are against the basic tenets of Islam, and that his outfit would protest in front of the venues if she were allowed to talk.