Hasan-efendi Ljevaković (1913-1986) and his discourse on the position of woman in Islam

Abstract

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Hasan-efendi Ljevaković in some sense is a role-model of an imam in the period of socialist Bosnia and Herzegovina. His effort in promoting the teachings of the Islam and in affirmation of the Islamic Community in those difficult times is truly exemplary. His dedication to his work and energetic and innovative approach to it is equally evident in his service in his role as a religious-education referee and in his role as an imam. His life and experience of show trials which resulted in long-term imprisonment as a political prisoner in Zenica prison, being followed and watched by the socialist state agency is also a paradigm of the life of an imam in the period after the Second World War. This article aims to present, based on relevant documents, the life and work of this ‘alim, and also to review his opinion about the issue of the position of women in Islam. With this purpose, we present here his debate with renowned muderris of Zenica Derviš-efendi Spahić which we used here as a platform for analyzing his theoretical position on this important social issue.