The room for movement & movement restrictions of Muslim women. A reflection on the Qur’ān, Sunna, Schools of Islamic law & contemporary scholars

Abstract

This thesis analyzes the extent to which (Sunni Muslim) women are restricted in their movement according to the Qur’an, Sunna, the four main Sunni Islamic School of Law (Hanafī, Shāfi‘ī, Mālikī and the Hanbalī), and the four contemporary groups of scholars (Wahhābī/Salafī, Feminist, Modernist, and Critical scholars). Furthermore, this thesis pays attention to the exceptions to these movement restrictions.