A Comparative Study of the Position of Women in the Family Institution from the Perspective of Islam and Feminism

Feminist thought considers the whole truth of the human being to be limited to its body. Thus, by observing the physical differences between the two genders, it divides human beings into two different and even opposite groups: the man with superior physical strength, the principle of humanity; and the woman with physical weakness, a submissive and obedient of man. In this type of anthropology, the demand for equal rights seems justified if and only if any difference between the genders is rejected. While the Islamic worldview basically considers the truth of humans' existence to be its soul, neither its body nor the sum of its body and soul; Moreover, since the soul is free from any flaws of being male and female, there is no difference in the humanity of individuals. Gender grandiosity in feminist culture and the deprivations that women have suffered as a result have led them to deny gender. This paper aims to show that feminist teachings in the field of women and family are not compatible with the teachings of Islam, but this inconsistency does not prevent a comparative and objective study between two perspectives without value-laden judgment. Also, this paper, through library research and content analysis, analyzes some issues of the family institution with a focus on women from the perspective of Islam and feminism. The novelty of this paper, in addition to comparing the two perspectives, is to learn from the declining family in Western culture and to avoid the adaptation of destructive Western cultural elements and extremist feminism.