Social Issues Derived from the Female Narratives of the Holy Quran: An Analytical Study
Abstract
This research analyzes the social problems inherent in the women's narratives in the Holy Quran using a critical analytical lens in relation to their impacts on gender relations, social systems, and ethics within Islamic frameworks. As a primary source, the Quran contains several female characters like Maryam, Asiya, Hagar, and the wives of Prophet Muhammad, whose respective stories highlight the multidimensional concepts of agency, oppression, moral responsibility, and enduring resilience. This research undertakes a qualitative analysis of these narratives to find and explain certain broad critical social problems like underrepresentation of women, patriarchy, domesticity, and the relationship between religion and society. This research attempts to show the Quranic description of women as mothers and leaders and believers to demonstrate how these stories affirm or contest prevailing gender binaries and examine social issues like justice, empowerment, and social cohesion. This research also deals with the socio-historical background of the Quran and the accompanying literature to understand current issues of social equity and reform in the context of women in Muslim societies. The analysis concludes that the social problems found in the female narratives in the Quran and their depiction in the Holy Quran advocating for issues of difference, dignity, justice, and inequality framed within cultural and patriarchal
Key Words: Women’s narratives, Social Problems, Moral responsibility, Empowerment, Social equity, Religion and Society.
