Reconsidering the Intellectual-Kalam Foundations of Woman's Social Models

Constructing a new Islamic civilization is only attainable through the development of a comprehensive religious model for different subjects. Planning this comprehensive model is a dynamic and persistent effort, requiring constant Ijtihad. Developing a model requires inference and explanation of Islamic fundamentals and thoughts. In fact, models are the intersection and line of contact between knowledge systems and objective entities. In this paper three models will be examined using a descriptive-analytical approach. In the first model woman had an influence range in home, with a very limited function .In the second model, woman is proposed as a tool and has an entertaining function. But in the third model, woman plays her role both in the family and society. We conclude that compared to conventional definition and occupation, Islam has considered a more serious and massive role for woman’s influence. While the family and woman’s unmatched role in the history should not be neglected, woman’s religious and civic responsibility should not be reduced to family level. Developing a comprehensive model for Muslim women is a research priority which has been started by some organizations and is in progress. The current article aims to explain the basics of kalam in this model.