A Comparative Study of Women’s Rights in Imamite and Iāḍīyyah Jurisprudence and Iranian Law (with Emphasis on the Right to Dowry, Alimony and Custody)

Woman, like man, is a creature of divine creatures and has human dignity and value. and Islam, as it gives men the same rights in various fields, has recognized many rights for women. but since both women and Women’s rights advocates are protesting for women’s rights, accusing Islam of discriminating between men and women. There are so many women’s rights that not all of them can be addressed in this study, and for this reason, the forthcoming research has examined and analyzed in three areas: the financial right of dowry, the right to alimony and the right of custody from the perspective of Imamiyya and Abadiyya.  Research has shown that the right to dowry is a special right of a woman and a man must pay it, and in relation to the right to alimony, it is an inalienable right of a woman and a man must pay it even if the woman does not need it and has her own source of income. Custody is also a woman’s right because the child needs affection and this will be possible through the mother to the child. In this regard, Imamiyya jurisprudence has a high dynamism compared to Ibadi jurisprudence because it originates from the school of Ahl al-Bayt (Peace be upon them).