Women in Society

A Saudi security guard and a custodian disrespect Shia Muslim women in the courtyard of Masjid al-Nabawi (the Prophet's Mosque) in the holy city of Medina on August 24, 2012. Saudi Arabian security forces have arrested a number of Shia Muslim women...

A Saudi security guard and a custodian disrespect ...

(ShiiteNews) Kaneez Fatima alias Dilshad Fatima was shot martyred along with her husband on Abul Hassan Ispahani Road in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Karachi. Both were employees of a private Hospital. She was not the first Shia woman who fell victim to the terro...

(ShiiteNews) Kaneez Fatima alias Dilshad Fatima wa...

Through studying the world of Fatima (peace be upon her) , we can build up our character, and as a result, attain independence, grant values, and high esteem. Fatima’s life and school are full of exaltation and direction. Fatima’s outlook, her divine...

Through studying the world of Fatima (peace be upo...

Under the protection of Islamic ideology and her outlook, Fatima (peace be upon her) built the thought foundation of a Divine and human school, including principles, rules and beliefs; a hopeful and life-giving school teaching us how to live and how ...

Under the protection of Islamic ideology and her o...

It is evident she, who is a Muslim and has adopted the Islamic Ideology, cannot choose one as a mental leader except Fatima (peace be upon her) and Zeineb. She would imitate Fezzah and Asma as well as somayeh and Omme Salameh. There is no doubt that ...

It is evident she, who is a Muslim and has adopted...

As a developed school on the way of advancing its purposes and establishing the construction backgrounds, knowing that presenting samples makes the way smoother earlier, Islam tries to present samples. The holy Quran states in this regard as saying, ...

As a developed school on the way of advancing its ...

In this regard, we have to mention the reasons, produced by the betrayal and malice of the enemy. Islam has always been against the enemy of rationality, because of the efforts taken by the Muslims for years. The enemy apparently knows that if Islam ...

In this regard, we have to mention the reasons, pr...

4. Lack of presenting sample: The samples are constructive and attract the individuals to them with their awareness. The samples presented for the men and women of our society have not been clearly specified, and their positions and sides towards the...

4. Lack of presenting sample: The samples are cons...

The internal reasons are the ones that take roots from our society. In other words, we are responsible for their emergence. They are the strokes, coming to us from friends. A: There are so many internal reasons, for examples: 1.Commonness: Since fift...

The internal reasons are the ones that take roots ...

We are living in a strange age and society; an age, having no similarity with the other ones. The values and principles are mostly exposed to doubt and question. There exists an excess of ignorance and sOmmetimes aimlessness. The samples are various ...

We are living in a strange age and society; an age...

The difference between men and women according to Imam Ali (AS) from the psychological perspective One of the important principles which should be considered about women and therefore, one should refer to Imam Ali (AS), is the physical- psychological...

The difference between men and women according to ...

The late Saeed Nafisi in his book, 'Social History of Iran from the Sasanian times to the end of the Umayyad period", writes: "Another interesting feature of the Sasanian culture was that, when a boy reached the age of puberty, his father married him...

The late Saeed Nafisi in his book, 'Social History...

The Islamic law of inheritance is free from all the short-comings and defects of the past. The only thing, which is objectionable in the eyes of the upholders of equality between man and woman, is that the share of woman is half that of man. Accordin...

The Islamic law of inheritance is free from all th...

The main reason of the deprivation of woman of inheritance was the prevention of transfer of wealth from one family to another. According to the old belief, the women's role in procreation was insignificant. The mothers served only as receptacles, wh...

The main reason of the deprivation of woman of inh...

In the ancient world woman inherited nothing and, even when she inherited, she was treated like a minor. She had no independent legal personality. According to certain ancient legal systems, a daughter received an inheritance but her children did not...

In the ancient world woman inherited nothing and, ...

The Declaration of Human Rights (article 23, clause iii) says: "Everyone, who works, has the right to a just and favourable remuneration, ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity and supplemented, if necessary, by othe...

The Declaration of Human Rights (article 23, claus...

As for the first point, we do not think that it is debatable. Everybody who has made some study in this respect knows that the differences between man and woman are not confined to their reproductive systems. The only question is whether or not these...

As for the first point, we do not think that it is...

The position of human beings, in regard to their social rights other than family rights, is not always the same. In certain cases they enjoy similar rights, but in certain others they have dissimilar, but equal rights. In the society elementary right...

The position of human beings, in regard to their s...

The talk of human rights began in the 17th century. The writers and thinkers of the 17th and the 18th centuries, with great perseverance, gave publicity to their ideas about natural and indefeasible rights. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire and Montesq...

The talk of human rights began in the 17th century...

The Qur'an is not merely a collection of laws. It is not a body of dry rules and laws with no explanation of their ultimate aims. it contains laws, as well as history, religious exhortations, an explanation of the meaning of Creation, and thousands o...

The Qur'an is not merely a collection of laws. It ...

During the pre-Islamic days there was a form of marriage in vogue in Arabia under the name of Shighar marriage, (exchange of daughters) which was a manifestation of the absolute authority of the fathers over their daughters. A man would give his daug...

During the pre-Islamic days there was a form of ma...