It seems that the woman of the modern societies is influenced by the elements of modernism, but with the efforts of Muslim sociologists, it is possible to present a model that is both compatible with the culture of Muslim women and compatible with today's modern society.
Many culturists believe that if you want to study the cultural situation of a society, you should study the situation of women in that society, how women are viewed in that society, and what position women live in. In this regard, the Prophet of Islam, peace be upon him, says: "A generous and noble person respects women, and a lowly and worthless person disrespects women." In fact, the Prophet considers the woman as the standard of dignity and value of the individual and the society.
Since the end of the 20th century, movements aimed at asserting women's rights and creating equality between men and women were formed, which had feminist roots, and many activities were also carried out in this field. including the production of films with the theme and focus on women, novels, plays, photographs and paintings, awarding international awards to women in many scientific, artistic and industrial fields, awarding management and key positions at high levels of the government and ministry, Creating educational opportunities at all levels, including universities, establishing cultural institutions and organizations named and managed by women and addressing women's rights, changing legal and criminal laws in the courts and legal systems of countries in favor of women, giving more powers to Women living together with men, giving job opportunities, right to vote and choose in social and political issues, the right to participate in elections and to hold seats in parliament and government and many other things that in all these matters.
The creativity and efforts of Women have been treated and their personality has been respected but it should be said that in a general summary, all the listed cases that are examples of establishing legal equality between men and women are worthy of respect and we look at them with respect and value without going into the legal analysis of those matters. But a serious question is raised here that the intention of the women's movement was to focus only on legal equality between men and women and to declare equality between men and women by ignoring the existing differences between men and women?
It seems that in recent decades, although women have been able to achieve some of their lost rights, it seems that the efforts of the women's movement or feminism are more than in the direction of human equality between men and women and respect for The virtues of women are on the way to realizing the idea that men and women are equal in all matters and there is no difference between them.
In the communist countries and the Eastern Bloc, it gave the same result, and in the heart of the mine, a hundred meters underground, women are working alongside men with all their vulnerability and physical weakness compared to men, and they consider this act to be justice and they think that it is justice. It means equality of all opportunities between men and women but it should be said that justice does not mean equality, but it means putting everything in its place.
In fact, men and women should complement each other in life and society, and if each of them fulfills their duties and abilities, it will be fair. Unfortunately, it must be said that the woman of the new age, who is the product of her thinking, the women's movement or feminism, may have reached equality with men, which of course may not have been achieved in many societies, but even in those societies where men and women have reached legal equality, they are still They have not achieved human equality and the woman of the new age is still a toy of lustful people.
That day when the woman was humiliated at home and was dragged out of the house, illiteracy was painful for her and she studied and formed half of the students of the universities, she did not like the title of housewife and therefore she looked for work outside. she went home, on that day she imagined that if she changed her situation and dressed like men, had fun, worked side by side with men in the offices, then she would be able to approach justice between men and women and her right. But she did not think that she was able to achieve legal equality by doing this alone, but human equality and respect for the dignity and virtue of women have not yet been realized.
Still, in all modern societies that talk about the equality of men and women, the use of female gender is intended for them, and women with all the freedoms are sexually humiliated.
Modernity works in two ways in this field and the use of women in the field of technology is not because of their strength and scientific knowledge, but more than that, it wants to make other uses of women.
Today, we see that putting a picture of a beautiful actress or singer at the beginning of a magazine, or hiring a young girl with make-up in companies, or producing women's clothes and accessories, is not due to the dignity and respect of women. Rather, these products of the modern age are looking for profit, pleasure seeking, indulgence and realization of a world based on pleasures and lusts.
It was deserved that the women in their movement did not think only about asserting their rights, and they also paid attention to the fact that men, while they should give them their lost rights, should also have a humane view of them, and it was also good for them. Women admitted their physical shortcomings and knew that they do not have to work in hard jobs, but men are obliged to support them financially, and at the same time that he does not work in hard work such as mining, he also has financial rights. And this is the essence of justice. But we see that both the woman took part in hard work and in this way she was deprived of men's labor and was abused by men as in the past.
It was deserved that in the women's movement, attention was paid to the fact that women should be provided with an environment for growth and perfection, not that, under the pretext of women's freedom from religious and indigenous traditions, the same amount of respect that women receive through religion and customs. It seems that some of the oppression that women face today is due to their shortness. Internet, satellites and the world of informatics showed their reaction, it was much better for them and it must be said that the most important feature of a woman that is taken into consideration in the modern era is her sexuality and being a woman, and this feature is more than All other elements are also involved in creating the women's movement or feminism.
But the most important characteristic of a woman in religions is her gentle and pure soul, and in the eyes of religions, a woman is the manifestation of God's beauty, grace and mercy. If a Muslim woman is given attention in religious texts, it is not because of her gender, and she has never been given attention in the discourse of women's religions because of being a woman, even if a woman has attributes and duties such as raising children, being a mother, having a husband, or Such attributes are addressed, these matters are in the field of duties that are placed on the shoulders of both men and women. Just as a series of duties are listed for men in religion, the same is true for women.
But whenever a man or a woman is considered and honored in religion and he is remembered as good, it is because of his human values, which is actually the same as giving value to human dignity and virtues. And as it was stated, human virtues and values are a trans-gender thing and have nothing to do with the sex of a woman or a man. Whenever a woman or a man fulfills his human duties and comes from his own creation, he is glorified and given greatness. It is remembered. In the religions, great women have stepped into the arena, and if you look carefully, their greatness is due to the qualities they possess, women such as Fatima Zahra, peace be upon her, Maryam Muqaddas, Asia, Zainab Kubra, Teresa and many other women who, if we wish, If we mention the common traits in all of them, we should mention their purity, piety, servitude, and inner purity, which are all these characteristics, apart from their gender and being a woman.
Women in religions have dignity and existential value, a look at the history of Islam shows that when the Prophet of Islam was raised when women were considered as a commodity and worthless in Arab culture, when they told a man that his wife A girl was born, according to the Qur'an, his face would turn black from sadness and he would bury hre alive due to his anger. In fact, girls and women were considered to have financial value only for the men of that time and had no human or legal value. In this society, the Prophet (PBUH) announced the human equality of men and women, and the Qur'an said that the best of men and women in the eyes of God is the one who practices piety. At one time, the Prophet kissed his daughter's hand when having a daughter was considered inferior, and at a time, the Prophet said that my generation will continue from my daughter, that girls did not have any financial independence in the legal system of that time.
Therefore, if we want to pay attention to the opinion of religion and religious leaders on women, we must pay attention to anthropology and the thoughts of the people of that time in order to understand what traditions the Prophet PBUH changed. The Prophet not only recognized the rights of women and made them benefit from inheritance, alimony, and dowry, and with these things he gave women financial independence, but also gave them a human position and considered them equal to men in terms of humanity. . In one of the sayings of the Prophet, peace be upon him, he said that women are fragile and vulnerable like flowers, and they should not be subjected to mental and physical pressure to make them "women are such as flowers".
In addition to giving them spiritual and human dignity and giving them financial independence, Islam advised men not to put pressure on them in hard physical work, and this in itself is a criticism of those who called for hard work in the women's movement. They put the physical burden on women, and despite this, they talked about the equality of men and women, but Islam, in addition to giving women a legal system, exempted them from hard work and earning a living, and considered this work as one of men's duties. In a speech, the Prophet said to men, women are in your hands, so be patient with them. This statement shows the greatness and honor that believing and Muslim women have in religion. Therefore, a Muslim woman is a woman whose human side is also considered. And in his legal aspect, and at the same time, God exempted him from the hardships of physical work and removed the hardships from their shoulders. Therefore, it seems that the contemporary woman who is influenced by modernity is far more critical than the Muslim woman who is described in the Qur'an and the Sunnah, and the woman of the modern era is more than anything else, her personality is overshadowed by her sexuality and being a woman.
