The Islamic Intellectualism Approach in the Field of Women: Its Principles and Educational Goals*

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the views of Islamic intellectuals in the field of women and to extract its principles and educational goals.

The method of this research is analytical-inferential.

What was concluded in this study based on the theoretical foundations of Islamic intellectualism in the field of women in the field of education are: five educational foundations, one general goal and five intermediate goals. The extracted educational principles include: the high position of rationality in understanding religion, justice as a fluid and dynamic concept, hermeneutic approach to religion, emphasis on the fundamental equality of human beings in law, emphasis on freedom. The goals also include a general goal, which is the fundamental equality of men and women based on the inherent dignity of human beings, and five intermediate goals, including: legal equality, educational equality, intellectual development, women's liberation, and women's independence.

Islamic intellectualism, by crossing gender divisions, portray their appearance, identity, women's rights and education based on signs such as morality, fairness, customaryism, interpretation of religious texts, and change based on the requirements of the time.