Public Sports and Women's Championship from the Perspective of Islamic Law

Today, with the developments in the urban lifestyle, women’s sports is considered to be an important issue that contributes to their physical health, vitality of spirits, proper fulfillment of their role as a mother and a wife, and better upbringing of the next generation. In Islam, any legitimate act that strengthens individuals’ body and soul and, in general, increases vitality and vigor in society is accepted and approved. Therefore, the main aim of this research is to study the nature of women's sports based on the Islamic criteria and in accordance with the dignity of Muslim women. Referring to the field of Islamic Fiqh and searching in Shiite jurisprudential sources, the present study explains and investigates women's sports issues and its general principles. The research results show that according to the biography of the wise and the principle of acquittal, sport is allowable for women, and this is confirmed by the verses and narrations about body's health and well-being. Sports is permissible insofar as it does not harm women and does not entail the practice of illegal acts.