زمان و مكان در فقه : تحولات قانونگذاري درحقوق زنان

Time and Location in Islamic Jurisprudence: Legislation Changes in Womenʹs Rights

This article discusses the role of time and location in jurisprudence, itsʹ impacts on the changes of jurisprudentʹs opinions and itʹs relation with womenʹs rights. Time and location are two important factors in these processes. That is changes in the society causes changes in decrees changes in judgments and as the result evaluation in the peopleʹs understanding of religion. Provision of womenʹs rights with reforms or enactment of new laws is an old debates. In Iran like some other Islamic countries the issue of the adaptation of religious rules time, location, needs and necessities have been a major issue for discussion. Based on the legal system of Iran, any type of reforms in the present laws or development of new law should be approved by jurisprudentes. Such a situation of dependency adds to the importance of taking time and location into consideration by jurisprudentes. It is noticeable that, at present and with the existing jurisprudentesʹ opinions, reforms, and changes in some laws regarding womenʹs rights is possible.