Qur’an and Social Sciences

Qur’an and Social Sciences

An Analysis of Legal and Status Inequality in Women’s Employment from the Perspective of Ayatollah Javadi Amoli

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
mahmoud Karimi Benadkooki 1
hasan akhbari 2
mahdi hamzehpoor 3
1 Professor, Department of Qur’anic Sciences and Hadith, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran
2 PhD Candidate in Qur’anic Sciences and Hadith, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author)
3 Associate Professor, Department of Decision Sciences and Complex Systems, Faculty of Islamic Studies and Management, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/arq.2025.242439
Abstract
The issue of legal and status inequalities affecting women—one of the current social concerns in Iranian society—results from the lack of a precise articulation of the Islamic perspective on anthropology and ontology. An inadequate understanding of the stations of women and men, their assigned responsibilities, and their respective roles within the cosmic order has led to the assumption of inequality in the domain of employment. Accordingly, this article examines the views of a contemporary theologian who adopts a maximalist approach to religion, employing thematic analysis as its methodological framework. The thematic network derived from Javadi Amoli’s works indicates that, in his view, what distinguishes individuals are the perfections pertaining to the soul, which are shared between men and women and are referred to in this study as the overarching theme of “virtues.” By contrast, what is presumed to constitute inequality between men and women pertains to the contingencies of worldly life and aligns with divine wisdom aimed at ensuring the proper functioning of life in this world. These matters do not, therefore, generate legal or status disparities between the two sexes and are categorized under the overarching theme of “tasks.” Consequently, not only do both groups share the capacity for attaining genuine perfections, but they also possess common rights in many employment‑related matters.
Keywords
Legal and status inequalities
s rights
Gender segregation
Women&‌‌‌‌rsquo
s employment
Ayatollah Javadi Amoli

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 30 June 2025
  • Revise Date 20 October 2025
  • Accept Date 02 November 2025