{"id":47076,"date":"2021-06-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/news\/islam-has-defended-women-the-most-womens-role-essential-for-educating-society-ayatollah-ramazani\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T14:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T10:34:16","slug":"islam-has-defended-women-the-most-womens-role-essential-for-educating-society-ayatollah-ramazani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/news\/islam-has-defended-women-the-most-womens-role-essential-for-educating-society-ayatollah-ramazani\/","title":{"rendered":"Islam has defended women the most\/Women\u2019s role, essential for educating society: Ayatollah Ramazani"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

\n

According to the AhlulBayt World Assembly News Portal: <\/strong>The closing ceremony of the virtual courses for women preachers of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, Iraq branch, was held in Najaf, in the presence of Ayatollah Reza Ramazani, Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly.<\/p>\n

\nAt the beginning of the ceremony, welcoming the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, Hojat al-Islam Pahlavanzadeh Behbahani, the chairman of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) Assembly, Iraq Branch, said, \u201cParticipants in this event are women preachers participating in virtual courses, which were planned and held by the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nWhile praising the holding of training courses for women preachers, Ayatollah Reza Ramazani, Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly said in a speech, \u201cI am very happy that this meeting was organized by the AhlulBayt (a.s.) Assembly, the Iraqi branch. Special thanks to Hojat al-Islam Abu Ali Behbahani, and his colleagues who are concerned with the issue of education. We also appreciate your presence in these courses, and we should know that this movement is very important for propagating Islam.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cI want to say a few words about the position of women in Islam. Before that, I must draw your attention to the fact that women make up half of the world\u2019s population. There are four billion women and girls in the world. This is a huge capacity that needs to be considered,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThroughout history, women have been oppressed and neglected. The rise of feminism in countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, and elsewhere has been to prevent the widespread oppression of a large group of women throughout history. But in Islam, which dates back 1400 years, women have been defended the most. In Islam, women are honored, and all the divine prophets, especially the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h), have paid attention to this issue. Of course, feminism must be criticized at the right time,\u201d added the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cAbout 300 verses in the Quran are related to the dignity and status of women. The fact that there is a chapter in the Holy Quran called Women (al-Nisa) is due to the importance of this issue. Also, the fact that the names of some chapters of the Holy Quran are named after prominent women such as Mary (Maryam), shows the importance of this issue. The Holy Quran states that women are role models, and states that women can be role models for growth and perfection. This is one of the highlights mentioned in this heavenly book,\u201d stated Ayatollah Ramazani, referring to the Quranic verses about women.<\/p>\n

\nThe point that Adam (a.s.) was deceived by Eve cannot be proved by Quranic verses. We read in Quran: \u201cThen Satan tempted them, to expose to them what was hidden from them of their nakedness, and he said, \u2018Your Lord has only forbidden you from this tree lest you should become angels, or lest you become immortal.\u2019* And he swore to them, \u2018I am indeed your well-wisher.\u2019 * Thus he brought about their fall by deception. So when they tasted of the tree, their nakedness became exposed to them, and they began to stitch over themselves with the leaves of paradise. Their Lord called out to them, \u2018Did I not forbid you from that tree, and tell you, \u201cSatan is indeed your manifest enemy?\u201d (Quran Sura Al-A’raf verses: 20, 21, 22). These verses show that Satan tempted and misled both of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThe important thing is that from the Quran\u2019s point of view, men and women are equal from real status. That is, a woman can attain faith (in God), and a man can attain faith (in God). Both men and women can attain mysticism and be present in social arenas. Concerning credit matters, whether a woman can be the Imam of the congregation for a man or not, it is a matter of credit. In this place, many people are the Imam of the congregation, but on the Day of Judgment, they cannot be, (and should stay behind a person whose position is higher). Women can be Imam (leader) in the field of propagation and guidance of (and give us (the grace) to lead the righteous (Quran 25:74).) In the Holy Quran in Surah Kawthar, the Kawthar is attributed to Hazrat Zahra (a.s.). All these, indicate that women have a special position in Islam,\u201d added the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThere is a type of Quranic verses about the prophets, which are used to prove the infallibility of the prophets. Exactly the same verses, with the same phrases, are used for women: \u201cAnd when the angels said, \u2018O Mary, Allah has chosen you and purified you, and He has chosen you above the world\u2019s women\u201d (Quran 3:42). Some even use these verses to prove the prophecy and prophethood of women, which is another discussion and should be explored at another time,\u201d stated Ayatollah Ramazani, referring to the position of women in the Holy Quran.<\/p>\n

\nThere is a discussion of comfort and peace in the Quran. Some believe that a wife should comfort her husband. But Allameh Tabatabai says that this comforting and tranquility is two-sided. That is, both husband and wife should comfort each other. Our professor, Ayatollah Javadi Amoli, has a subtle interpretation in his book \u201cWoman in the Mirror of Divine Beauty\u201d: \u201cMan is the manifestation of the glory of God, and woman is the manifestation of the beauty of God. The comfort of the beauty is achieved by glory, and the comfort of the glory is achieved by beauty.\u201d It was our professor\u2019s interpretation,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cWesterners must learn to defend women\u2019s rights from Islam and the Quran. The West has only been thinking about defending women\u2019s rights for the last hundred years. Unfortunately, we have not been able to provide an accurate, in-depth, and comprehensive definition of the subject of women in the Qur\u2019an. Therefore, sometimes there are misconceptions about the subject of women, and even (unfortunately) these misconceptions are sometimes seen in some poems and the like,\u201d stated the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, considering Islam as the defender of women.<\/p>\n

\nA collection of Imam Khomeini\u2019s speeches on various topics called \u201cTebyan Collection\u201d has been published in dozens of volumes. One of the volumes is about \u201cThe Position of Women in Imam Khomeini\u2019s Perspective\u201d. These days, coinciding with the anniversary of Imam Khomeini\u2019s demise, if we read this book, we will understand the Islamic view of women in the true sense of the word. I strongly recommend that you read the book \u201cThe Position of Women in Imam Khomeini\u2019s Perspective\u201d,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThe role of women in educating society is crucial. In Vienna, I gave lectures on the subject of the family, which has been translated into several languages and published several times. In the West, wherever we discussed women from the perspective of Islam and the Quran, it was interesting to the audience. We told them to learn the exact Quran\u2019s view on women from scholars, and then realize what is the defending women\u2019s rights,\u201d said Ayatollah Ramazani, referring to the role of women in society.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cI hope that the prominent role of women will flourish day by day and that women will play their role in various fields of education. Sometimes it was women who played a key role in raising a great man. In the case of Prophet Moses (a.s.), for example, three women, namely his mother, paternal aunt, and wife of this divine prophet, as well as Asya (Pharaoh\u2019s wife), had an educational role. This is a very detailed topic and I just mentioned some examples,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cI am very happy to be present at this meeting. Take these activities seriously, and in education, pay special attention to the education of girls aged ten and eleven, and below. We should also take care of this issue,\u201d pointed out the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly.<\/p>\n

\nAt the end of the ceremony, Ayatollah Ramazani awarded certificates of completion of virtual courses to women preachers who participated in the course.<\/p>\n

\nIt should be mentioned that the course \u201cMedia Imperialism and Cinema Domination\u201d, taught by Professor Elham Hamid, for 14 days, and the course \u201cLifestyle, and ways to face the cultural invasion of the West and the United States in Iraqi families\u201d taught by Dr. Badrieh Mousavi, for 20 days, were held by the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, Iraq\u2019s Branch, and the Women\u2019s Deputy of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, in cooperation with the Management Center of Women Seminaries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly said, \u201cIn Islam, which has been introduced for 1400 years, most of the defense of women has been done, and all the divine prophets, especially the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h), paid attention to this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":404166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,58],"tags":[197,266],"class_list":["post-47076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-secretary-general","tag-ayatollah-reza-ramazani","tag-women"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47076"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":404169,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47076\/revisions\/404169"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/404166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}