A thesis submitted to the Graduate Studies Office in particle fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of: Masters in the field of Shiite Sects

Author:
Azam Alimohammadi Labbaf
Level:
Master
Subject(s):
Shia Studies
Language:
Farsi
Faculty:
Faculty of Shi’i Studies
Year:
2017
Publisher:
URD Press
Supervisor(s):
Mahdi Mehrizy

The present research, as its title suggests, examines the cultural, social, and social presence of Shiite women after Safavid to the end of Qajar.  Women are one of the most important pillars of human society, and as a mother, they are the first human beings who are related to human beings before and after childbirth. Therefore, the role of women in the growth of society, or in the event of a deviation, in the throwing of society into the downfall of decline and decadence is not covered by any thinker. herefore, Islam views the woman with a glance of respect and rules justice between men and women. In this research, first in the first chapter of the general: The purpose of the subject, the importance of the subject, the background of the issue, the explanation of women’s position in Shiite teachings from the point of view of the Quran and narrations, a brief introduction to Shiite history from the end of the Safavid era to the end of the Qajar period. In the second chapter, the cultural presence of Shiite women in the period from the twelfth to the fourteenth century has been addressed in various fields of Islamic sciences, including Quran and Hadith, jurisprudence and principles, as well as art and literature and education. In the third chapter, the social presence of Shiite women is described in the areas of government and politics, endowment, charity and social services, distinct from Iranian and non-Iranian women. Finally, while briefly analyzing and summarizing the contents, the reality of the presence of Shiite women in one section and the results are presented in graph. The result is that despite the existing problems and heavy responsibilities of Shiite women in the family, their cultural and social presence has been remarkable and they have succeeded in preserving their privacy and family in different fields of science and culture and preserving their works. And in social affairs, they have taken steps to preserve and preserve the Shi’a, and in the development and development of the land they have not forsaken the wealth of the land. Meanwhile, statistics on the activities of Iranian women have surpassed other countries, and they have seen a greater presence in the field of culture and social affairs, which could be due to the formation of powerful Shiite governments in Iran.