Awak biaso mandanga istilah "Angku Kali". Taruih tarang alun panah tadanga dek ambo istilah atau lembaga istilah "Angku Maazun" di Kampuang Awak, cuma "Angku Kali". Kalau memang ado istilah maazun tu tantu panggilannyo "Angku Maazun".
Nah dengan dimuloinyo langkah baru dek Amal Soliman, 32, the first female maazun ko tantu nanti ado lo istilah "Bundo Maazun" saroman "Bundo Kali" nan ambo katangahkan patang. Untuak female maazun ko apo Caro Arabnyo? "Maazunah" [Bundo Maazun"]? Kalau untuak female qadi tantu "Qadiyah" [Bundo Kali] yo? Apo bedanyo Maazun jo Qadi? Salam, --MakNgah =========================== My Egypt - My Love For those who are fighting hard to keep our values, religion and culture; for those who are fighting harder to destroy them, I have this blog. Saturday, March 01, 2008 Another First: A Female Maazun Once again Egypt continues to challenge previously held perceptions of social order, while shaking the foundation of a male dominated culture by appointing the first female maazun. This controversial step comes just 5 years after Egypt appointed their first female judge, and just one year after the appointment of an additional 30 female judges. Amal Soliman, 32, the first female maazun (or notary) who also holds a masters degree in law, will read verses from the Qur'an at ceremonies, sign marriage certificates and authorize divorce contracts. Ms Soliman has said that as a woman she will be more able to verify if a bride really wants to marry the groom and is not being forced by her family, adding that she will also be better able to dissuade women from seeking divorce. Needless to say in a culture where male dominance is still so profound, these appointments or even the very idea of such an appointment has met with much resistance. The resistance has come in all matter of form, from the insecurities of men who would never consider a female maazun based on perceived social constraints such as Ahmed Abdel Rehim who simply declared: "A woman cannot do this job. I would never have a female maazun at my wedding." Or Mahmud Ali, whose opinion was "There must be religious texts forbidding this... there are also obstacles on a social level, she would always take the woman's side." While this feeling may be true of some, it is not however the view of all as demonstrated by former head of Al-Azhar University's religious dialogue committee Ali Saman who said "I'm not shocked at all, it's a purely legal job, reading Qur'anic verses and conducting a marriage, A maazun is a judicial assistant, a notary... so it's a job that women can do" however the notion of Islamic prohibitions against women in certain situation has led many to dispute the validity of these appointments. Al-Azhar's deputy director Sheikh Fawzi Zafzaf noted that while "There are no religious texts banning a Muslim woman from being a maazun," there are other considerations, such as "when a woman is menstruating she must not enter a mosque or read Qur'anic verses and that will affect her job, so for this reason we say it is not advisable to have a woman maazun." And while his somber tone may leave a somewhat ominous atmosphere around the appointment of a female maazun, it is clear from his words that while it may not be advisable there are certainly no restrictions against it. The advocates of these appointments see benefits of having female judges, especially in family law cases, and female maazun who will be able to more intimately interact with potential brides, as far outweighing the limitations. While the majority of objections have been seen as concern over her ability to perform her duties while menstruating because according to Islamic tradition, a woman is not allowed to pray or read the Qur'an in a mosque during this period, it does not address the other three and a half weeks a month she would be prepared to fulfill her duties. So the question begs to be asked, why not? Is a woman incapable of performing such simple yet significant duties? We need put aside these cultural influences and look at it from an Islamic stance, and as stated earlier, there is no reason Islamicly a woman cannot perform this duty. Only through broadening our views and breaking away from traditionally held biases can we realize the rights and opportunities that should be open to women. Islam should hold place over national cultural prejudices, and as such should dictate to us what should be or should not be forbidden. We now see some progress, slow moving progress, but at least it is progress. Egypt has once again sought to lead the way in the Middle East, if not the entire Muslim world and while there may be room for improvement in the social conditions of women it is reassuring that we can still see changes that just a decade ago would have been inconceivable. We will now watch and see how the events of Egypt affect its own social customs and perceptions as well as those of its neighbors. Source: http://egyptianpride.blogspot.com/2008/03/another-first- female-maazun.html --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Rahima <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Kalau berita yang dikirimkan Mak Boes dalam bahasa > Inggris itu. Berarti makdzun Syar'i. Yang mencatat > sekaligus yang menikahkan itu. (Wali sekaligus > pencatat).Dan ini memang beritanya tersebar di surat > kabar Mesir, adanya di propinsi Mansurah. > > Wassalamu'alaikum. 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