The Guardianship of Men and Its Effect on Women's Social Activity from the Perspective of the Holy Quran

Hajibabaeei, Hamidreza; Vahedjavan, Vahid; Alizadeh, Maryam

doi:10.22054/rjqk.2022.64987.2490

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Faculty member and associate professor, University of Tehran

² Faculty member and assistant professor at the University of Tehran

³ Lecturer at the University of Tehran

https://doi.org/10.22054/rjqk.2022.64987.2490

Abstract

Women's social activity is one of the issues that has become very important today with human progress and the expansion of human relations, because women, as half of the society, can play effective roles. On the other hand, from the perspective of the Holy Quran, the family has a special place, and in order to observe family and social interests, the Quran has set special instructions to regulate the relations between spouses. The guardianship of men over women, which is stated in the holy verse "Men are the guardians of women" is one of these commands that at first seems to be in conflict with the social activity of women. The present research, using descriptive and analytical method and aiming at analyzing the concept of guardianship and its impact on women's social activity, explores this important issue with careful attention to the lexical meaning and correct interpretation of it. Men are advised to use this advantage in order to manage family affairs, not to hinder women's social activities. Because, according to the evidence in the other verses, guardianship belongs to the family, and women can participate in any kind of political, economic and scientific activities as long as their social activities do not harm their role in family

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DOI: 10.22054/RJQK.2022.64987.2490

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The Guardianship of Men and Its Effect on Women's Social Activity from the Perspective of the Holy Quran

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Volume 13, Issue 48March 2021Pages 159-186

Volume 13, Issue 48
March 2021
Pages 159-186