Table of Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgements x
Transliteration xi
Introduction 1
Part 1 17
1 Sharia, Fiqh, and the New Religious Thinkers 19
Part 2 Hijab as Mandatory (vajib): The Views of Murtaza Mutahhari 67
2 The Hijab in Iran from Pre-Modern Times to the 1960s 69
3 The Life and Thought of Ayatollah Murtaza Mutahhari 90
4 Translation of Mutahhari's 'The Philosophy of Covering in Islam' 109
Part 3 Hijab as Desirable (mustahabb): The Views of Ahmad Qabil 127
5 The Islamic Republic and the Hijab Controversy (1978-2012) 129
6 Mullas without Turbans and Women without Veils: The Life and Thought of Ahmad Qabil 146
7 Translation of Qabil's 'The Desirability for Covering the Head and Neck' 179
Part 4 Hijab Depending on Time and Place: The Views of Muhsin Kadivar 203
8 The Hijab Controversy Continues (2005-) 205
9 The Worldview of Muhsin Kadivar 218
10 Translation of Kadivar's 'Reflections on the Question of Hijab' 236
Conclusion 265
Appendix 268
Bibliography 274
Index 297