Philosophy of Religion Research
“Theology of Motherhood” in the Bible and the Holy Quran
Document Type : Short Paper
Author
Assistant Professor, Philosophy of Religion Department, University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran.
Abstract
The important questions facing "motherhood theology" are: The first question: what is the relationship between "motherhood" and "femininity"? "Is motherhood an essential component or an inherent aspect of femininity" in such a way that if a woman frees herself from being a mother, it means that she is separated from being a woman. If so, are not the women who cannot or do not want to have children considered perfect women or women at all? The second question: What is the relationship between "motherhood concern" and "female occupation"? How can a mother strike the right balance between her "professional life" and her "motherly life"? Does female participation in society violate the divine natural system? Do a woman's education and employment violate the divine design of the female body? The third question: is "motherhood identity" "mediating identity" or "independent identity"? Does the mother have no independent identity because she is the divine mediator of creation? Perhaps this is one of the assumptions of a patriarchal society or the colonization of masculinity. In response to these questions, the "motherhood theology in Christianity" was formed and expanded to include the extensive literature entitled "Motherhood Theology". In Islam, we do not have a distinct and well-known model of motherhood theology but based on this extracted model of motherhood theology from Christianity, I studied the Holy Quran and the lives of religious leaders to draw an outline of motherhood theology. May this new plan be made and paid more later.
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