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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Woman Chapter 4: Women's Co­operation in Social Life The arena of social life being the third area of search and strival of son of Adam for attaining to perfection, in which a great portion of aptitudes and abilities are put in practice and flourishing, as they be effective also in realising individual maturities and success in family life. Further the social life is becoming nowadays much more miscellaneous and extensive than it was in the past.

The examples for this can be seen in employment, art, sports, minute and enormous management in the society, parties and associations, legal procedure, and arbitration, education and training. In other words, it can be said that the social life covers 3 fields: Employment and economical activities; Social activities, like education and training, physical exercise and art; Political participation. These being the three main domains of participation of women in social life.

Now the following question is raised: Is this area, with all its dimensions, restricted to men, with no role left for women? Or no confinement being there and this field endures no sexuality? Or is it that with accepting the participation and co­operation we should ignore any difference between women and men? Some are of the opinion that women being created for the house and housekeeping only.

Abul­'Ala Al-­Mawdudi, an Indian Muslim scholar, says: “Politics, government administration, military and high services and alike are undertaken by men restrictively. When Islam charges the women with aiding the wounded during wars, this should never be taken to mean that Muslims charge them during peace time with running libraries, schools, workshops, associations and parliaments, since they were never created for performing such jobs.

Besides, charging the woman with works for which she was not created by nature, would bring her failure and disappointment.