I mean this respectfully, but are we reading the same books? Where did you guys get the impression that women are considered naive in the Islamic tradition? The amazing thing of the story we had in class about Muhammad’s biography was that woman had such super high status. First, in Arabia, before Muhammad came, they were just property, and along comes Muhammad and suddenly they are super important in society. I couldn’t even find anything in our Qur’an readings saying that Eve was behind the fall of mankind (although maybe it’s there). Where are all of you getting this stuff from? I’m saying I disagree with you. Women are most definitely portrayed as magnificent in Islam.
If there is some teaching in Islam that there are more women in hell, I think it needs some explanation. I’m sure the prof has some answers.
I’m glad the prof gave us that lesson about paradigms at the beginning of the class, because I think I would have misread everything the same way you guys are. Or, maybe I’m wrong.