Womanism, Feminism and Islamic Tradition A Comparative Study of Theoretical Perspective

Abstract

This world is the abode of human beings, to live in this world human has certain natural, universal and manmade rules which make this world the epitome of living. Theories have been introduced and ideas are developed about women rights according to their values and interests. Societies have been made and developed through cultural differences under the law of nature which is universal in itself. These theories are weighted down with significances and suggestions, and entangled in limited areas, global and political struggles. “Feminism” and “womanism” both stay alive the whole time but they did not extend in European countries and the United States of America in anticipation of the mid 1800s. Up to the time, women looked upon as inferior and have given fewer importances than male sex. In spite of great hostility, it grew and gained power through different movements for the period of the 1800’s and 1900’s and secure many rights for women. The historical view point provides a practical but recurrently neglected facet allowing for existing debate of feminism, as well as believe in, how women definite occurrence of subservience enlighten the mental picture of libration. However, this article aimed to study comprehensively, according to the cultural, social, religion and historical, the forming ways and goals, of the women rights in worldwide and in Islamic Tradition, the greatest global phenomenon that the world is facing. Unconventional approaches are put forward to the study of women activism, while comprise of the examination of the personal, sociopolitical routs of Islamic feminism, in the reliable and specific contexts in order to secure justice for women and their lost credibility and legitimacy.