An Analysis of the Quranic Bases for Women in Management, Focusing on Three Approaches in Islamic Social Theory

Abstract

The issue of management by women has been studied with three approaches namely ‘Islamic traditionalism,' ‘Islamic modernism' and ‘Islamic civilizationism' and one can find in these approaches three main attitudes minimalist, maximalist, and balanced. This paper attempts to demonstrate that the foundation of all three approaches is the concept of ‘interest' while this concept is a qualitative matter with no objective criteria for concrete measuring, and there are also various controversial factors that contribute to its definition. Considering the above, and taking the Quran as a starting point for this research, the paper aims to examine the nature and extent to which various interests play a role in issues involved in women's management.