The relationship between the contemporary religious modernist's view and the gender development (Analysis and comparison of views of Qasem Amin and Nazireh Zein Al-din on women)

During the Arabic Renaissance, modernists’ view moved from the static traditions to progressive ideas. The religion’s revival approach was replaced by reformation. Given the developments in modern Muslim societies, particularly about women, and domination of religious attitudes in norms and laws of societies, the comparative-analytical study of the evolutions of the contemporary thinkers’ views in Islamic world, emphasizing the review of Egypt religious thinkers in the twentieth century and analyzing their approaches is an attempt to answer the following questions. What is the relationship between religious intellectual's view regarding the gender and contemporary world developments? Can it directly affect women lives in Muslim societies according to religious norms and culture? The study findings and the conceptual model derived from hermeneutic analysis of Qasem Amin and Nazireh Zein Al-din views, as religious modernists, can adapt to modern developmental components regarding women. In some cases, the use of their ideas leads to appropriate provision for gender development in Muslim societies