Feminist Thought’s Argumentation of Quranic Verses on Gender Equality in the Work Right. Farida Bennani and Zainab Maadi as a Model

Abstract

Objectives: The research aimed mainly to demonstrate feminist thought’s argument based on the Qur’anic verses on the necessity of absolute equality between sexes in the right to work and to discuss that argument to clarify its validity and to confute it.

Methods: The research addressed its topic on the analytical approach based on analyzing the Qur’anic verses related to the right to work that the feminist thought under study used to establish the right to work for women in an absolute manner. In addition to the critical approach, the research criticizes the position of feminist thought among the researchers in the study model regarding the verses mentioned in the right to work, and to clarify the correct position towards it.

Results: First, the Feminist thought has used the generality of the verses mentioned regarding the work of men and women, in addition to the verses that addressed the wages given to women to establish complete equality between the sexes in the right to work without restriction or control. Second, the invalidity of this reasoning; because it contradicts the correct meaning intended by those verses, and because of their leniency in interpreting some verses with their efforts; in service of their ideas, as required by their approach in dealing with the Qur’an and reading it according to a feminist vision that prevents men from interfering in its interpretation, and their contradiction also with the consensus of scholars and commentators in some verses. Third, the Qur’anic verses indicate the legitimacy of women’s work according to legal controls that keep her dignity, protect her chastity and to meet her need to work when necessary.

Conclusion: The research addressed an aspect of the feminist thought’s position on the Quranic verses, through its use of some verses as evidence of complete equality between sexes in the right to work without restrictions. It recommended studying using those who support this thought of the Quranic verses on the other women issues such as veil (Hijab) and inheritance.