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The female protagonist’s intersection with the African world of actuality in Beyala’s novel Tu T’appelleras Tanga
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
In order to overcome the silence that had been instilled by colonialism, several postcolonial
female writers employ fiction to restore their local culture and reflect on their representation
in historical writings. For ...
Kinyarwaanda sexuality taboo words and their significance in Rwandan culture
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
This study investigates Kinyarwaanda sexuality taboo words and their meaning in Rwandan culture to enable the youth to improve their communication and the values of Rwandan culture. It explores whether the use of Kinyarwaanda ...
The female protagonist’s intersection with the African world of actuality in Beyala’s novel Tu t’appelleras Tanga
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
In order to overcome the silence that had been instilled by colonialism, several postcolonial
female writers employ fiction to restore their local culture and reflect on their representation
in historical writings. For ...
Women & Leadership in Islam
(2013)
The present research examines the post-formative Islamic legal literature surrounding the question of women’s leadership to gauge whether and to what extent the development of Islamic legislation pertaining to women was ...
Masālik al-ʿillah in the convention of qiyās: An investigation of its foundations and contemporary Application
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
This study examines the foundations of the various methods of identifying legal
cause (masālik al-ʿillah). It studies its various theories, spanning the classical and
premodern period and investigates its application in ...
Jihad: liberation or terrorism? the thought of sayyid qutb
(2008)
Includes bibliographic references (leaves 184-195)"In this thesis, I contrast Qutbs approach towards jihad with that which is found in the primary sources of Islam and as espoused by the proponents of the four schools of ...
The Qur’ānic Sufi Hermeneutics of Shaykh Muṣṭafā’ al-‘Alāwī: A critical study of his Lubāb al- ‘Ilm Fī Sūrah al-Najm
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The main focus of this dissertation is a critical study of the Arabic text, titled:
Lubāb al ‘Ilm Fī Sūrah al-Najm (The Kernel of Knowledge in the Chapter of
the Star) by Shaykh Ahmad bin Muṣṭafā’ al-‘Alāwī.
Due to the ...
A translation, with critical introduction, of Shaykh al-`Alāwī’s al-Risālah al-Qawl al-Ma`Rūf fī al-Radd `alā man Ankara al-Tasawwuf (a kind word in response to those who reject Sufism)
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The objective of this thesis is the translation of an original defence of Sufī practice titled al-
Risālah al-Qawl al-Ma`rūf fī al-Radd `alā man Ankara al-Tasawwuf (A Kind Word in
Response to those who Reject Sufism) by ...
Analysis of selected allegorical Qur’anic verses with specific reference to Sūrat Yūsuf: A hermeneutic approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Arabic is the language of the Holy Qur'an, which was revealed to the Prophet Mohammed (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who in turn dictates it to His companions. The Prophet's companions did not encounter ...
The study of Andalusian “Muwashaḥāt”: a literary and artistic approach"
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
This thesis aims at presenting a comprehensive study, through which more will be learnt
about the art of the Andalusian Muwashaḥāt. This is a study of their artistic structure, types, and
poetic purposes. The art of the ...