RT Article
T1 The Bāb on the Rights of Women
JF Religions
VO 14
IS 6
A1 Zabīhī Muqaddam, Siyāmak
LA English
PB MDPI
YR 2023
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1846247977
AB In his writings, the Bāb (1819–1850), the founder of the Bābī religion, introduced laws and pronounced ethical injunctions pertaining to women that marked a significant departure from Muslim legal norms and social customs prevailing in Iran and the wider Islamic world. His statements signal a deliberate attempt to improve the status of women, including in marital relations. They addressed issues such as mutʿah and taḥlīl marriages, polygyny, bridal consent, divorce and spousal relations. This article examines the Bāb’s statements on these issues and reflects on their significance for the rights of women in the context of Muslim juridical opinions and social customs, focusing mainly on the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
K1 Muslim social customs
K1 Islamic jurisprudence
K1 Islamic world
K1 Iran
K1 Marital relations
K1 Women’s Rights
K1 Bābī laws
K1 the Bāb
DO 10.3390/rel14060705