A Study of the Thoughts of Contemporary Religious Scholars (Imam Khomeini and Master Motahhari) on Social Justice

Justice and social justice and women’s rights from the earliest times of human society and in the present age; it has been and is one of the most important issues of social law. The purpose of this study is to achieve a basic, conceptual and practical network of social justice in women’s rights based on the ideas of Imam Khomeini and Martyr Motahari, may God have mercy on them. The method of this library research is described and analyzed as a thematic method by dividing the main and sub-categories and coding and collecting the materials. The results show that in the view of these two Islamic thinkers, first of all, social justice is obtained from individual justice. That is, the self-creation of each person and the effort to create justice within himself and the integration of justice-seeking and justice-seeking individuals in society leads to the realization of social justice. Second, the establishment of social justice must be motivated by God and morality and be accompanied by spirituality. Third, the realization of social justice is possible by fulfilling the rights of individuals, especially women. According to these two Islamic thinkers, men and women are equal in terms of human and natural rights. And each of them has special rights based on their missions and duties. Fourth, in Islam, women’s rights have been given so much importance that a large part of Islamic teachings has been devoted to them and their lost rights have been restored in Islam in the age of ignorance. Fifth, these two Islamic thinkers explain the existential, psychological, and personality realities and status of women in the family and society from an Islamic perspective, and respond to the doubts raised by foreigners about rights and justice in men and women in a logical and clear manner.