The Arguments of Comparing Women to Harth (Plowing) in Verse 223 of Surah Al-Baqarah with the Analytical-Critical Approach of Contemporary Modern Thinkers about It.

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Authors

1 PhD student, Al-Zahra University, Qom. Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Research Institute for Hawzah and University of Qom. Qom. Iran.

3 Master's student, student of the third level of Islamic Seminary, Safiran Hedayat. Qom. Iran.

Abstract

One of the terms attributed to women in the Qur'an is the word harth. Verse 223 of Surah Al-Baqarah is one of the most important verses related to the issue of women, and the correct understanding of this verse has a significant impact on the representation of the Qur'an's view on the issue of women and its fateful results. In the verse of harth, the special and exclusive role of women in multiplying the generation is mentioned by comparing women to harth. However, this has caused doubt and criticism of the legal system of the Qur'an regarding the nature and status of women. In this verse, in order to "decorate speech and observe politeness", the word "harth" is used ironically to refer to the marital relationship. The purpose of this paper, which is descriptive-analytical, is to analyze the conceptual implications of the verse of harth and respond to the doubts and criticisms by relying on documents such as verse 223 of Surah Al-Baqarah, the existing interpretations of the mentioned verse and the Qur'anic and narrative arguments, so as to prove true view of legal system of the Qur'an about the nature and essence of women. Through a careful and comprehensive examination, it can be understood that what is mentioned in this verse is not only against women's rights, but also in the direction of supporting women's dignity. If you pay close attention to the different parts of the verse of harth, it does not indicate any difference in valuation between the two sexes, but it is one of the verses that discusses the value of a woman and what she is. This means that in the verse, attention is paid to the role of the relationship between men and women in having children.

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