The Meccan woman through the writings of the orientalist Snook Hurronje (1302 AH / 1885 AD)

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Umm Al Qura University /College of Sharia and Islamic Studies/ Department of History/ Makkah

Abstract

Specialized scientific studies that depend on the books of foreign oriental travelers and their description of the Arab-Islamic societies, especially in the Arabian Peninsula, are among the most difficult scientific studies, in terms of collecting and analyzing scientific material, especially when the study is in the epicenter of Islam, which is Makkah Al-Mukarramah. The Meccan woman through the writings of the orientalist Snook Horkhornih 1302 AH / 1885 CE, the image of the Meccan woman; This is done by extrapolating texts related to women. And extracting the overall picture of the Meccan woman in the writings of the orientalist Snook Horkhornie, And the dismantling of its structure, and the disclosure of the role of the Meccan woman in terms of her social life in the Meccan society in that period of study, as well as her participation in special occasions (such as sermons, marriage, divorce, birth, and death) and public events, her clothes and adornment, the various professions that she practiced, and others. This indicates the role and importance of the Meccan woman in the study period and that she is directly and indirectly influential in the Meccan society.
            Here, we must give a logical analysis of the study and respond to the orientalist Snook when he talks about topics that do not agree with the life of the Meccan society, especially the Meccan woman, so that we can explain in the study to the reader the incorrect information differences that orientalist travelers may fall into in our Arab homeland, especially the Arabian Peninsula. Be careful of their writing and compare it with the local or foreign writings of the same period.

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