?–923 CE · Historian, exegete, and jurist

Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari

Al-Tabari is best known for his Qur'anic commentary and universal history, both foundational to later classical scholarship. On the question of female judgeship, he held a position more permissive than any of the four schools that ultimately achieved lasting institutional survival, permitting women to serve as judges without restriction (Tucker, 2008, pp.12-14).

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Women in Mainstream Islam: Protection, Restriction, and the Historical Development of Religious Practice
A historical-critical review testing whether practices commonly described as Islamic requirements for women — segregation, face-veiling, travel guardianship, exclusion from mosques and public office — rest on the Qur'an itself or on later hadith, jurisprudence, dynastic custom, and regional practice.

Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari

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Women in Mainstream Islam: Protection, Restriction, and the Historical Development of Religious Practice