Destabilizing Factors of Family in the View of Ayatullah Khamenei

Abstract

Islamic commandments regarding the formation of a family and Islam's attention to the rights and responsibilities of the family members are an indication of the importance that Islam attaches to the family. This research was conducted through a qualitative analysis based on grounded theory to analyze the factors that destabilize families in the view of Ayatullah Khamenei. After analyzing his discourses with a total population sampling approach between the years 1368 and 1398, a model of the elements that weaken families in his view was structured. In the analysis that took place in the open coding phase, 238 concepts were identified under 26 categories. The outcomes of the research show that the four elements, namely economic, cultural, social, and individual elements are the principal causes of the destabilization of families. Also, the ignorance of women concerning Islamic teachings and their inability to reconstruct their own identities were identified as the intervening conditions. The deficiency and lack of laws regarding family rights and lack of any guarantee of their enforcement, non-implementation of Islamic laws, the cultural atmosphere of the society concerning women issues, moral and intellectual security of the society, and non-presentation of Islamic view regarding family rights were identified as the contextual conditions.