Jurisprudential Rulings on Women Empowerment and Their Impact on Sound Awareness

Jurisprudential Rulings on Women Empowerment and Their Impact on Sound Awareness
Abbas Shouman.
 General Secretary of the Council of Senior Scholars, Al-Azhar HQ (Mashyakha), Cairo, Egypt
Email: Drabbasshouman@gmail.com
Abstract:
The research aims to formulate an ethical knowledge framework that links jurisprudential rulings with the development of sound ethical awareness and to elucidate the social implications of this connection. This paper focuses on the following concepts: first, the status of women before Islam; second the jurisprudential rulings legislated by Sharia for women’s empowerment and their relationship with ethics. This theme deals with rulings related to personal conduct, domestic relations, and financial independence. The research relies on jurisprudential rulings concerning public manners, including rulings on hijab and women’s speech with men, linking these rulings to ethical aspects and their societal impact. The research emphasizes that Islamic Sharia has been fairn to women, far beyond what thinkers, philosophers, or writers could envision. While women in pre-Islamic times and in many previous societies were treated as men's property, inherited as part of their estates, possibly sold after a husband's death, and denied any form of rights, Islamic Sharia introduced rulings granting women their own financial identity, control over their wealth, and protection from male abuse. The research provides examples of this empowerment and its connection to ethics.