Journal of Interreligious Studies on the Quran and the Bible

Journal of Interreligious Studies on the Quran and the Bible

A Comparative Study of Chastity and Hijab in Judaism and Islam; Emphasizing on the Babylonian Talmud and Man Lā Yaḥḍuruhū al-Faqīh of Shi'a

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Maaref Majid 1
Tahereh Haj Ebrahimi 2
Atefeh Abdi khan 3
1 Professor, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, University of Tehran, IRAN.
2 Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Religions and Mysticism, College of Divinity, Political Science and Law Faculty, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, IRAN.
3 PhD graduate of Comparative Religions and Mysticism, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, IRAN.
10.22034/qb.2025.2055390.1037
Abstract
Maintaining the health and order of society, in order to move along the correct path of progress, is among the priorities of every school of thought. One of the ways to achieve this goal is to maintain individual and family health and order, strengthen family relationships, and establish social order. The two religions of Judaism and Islam recommend that their followers observe chastity and hijab in order to achieve this goal, so that moral health prevails in society. Maintaining chastity and hijab in these two divine religions is recommended for both men and women, and each has specific duties in this path; duties that, apart from preserving their own chastity, also help to preserve the chastity of their spouses and the society in which they live. By studying the details of these recommendations, many similarities can be found between these two divine religions. This research addresses the issue of chastity and hijab in the two religions of Judaism and Islam, and its emphasis is on the content of the jurisprudential books of the Talmud and Man Lā Yaḥḍuruhū al-Faqīh, whose contents explain revelation and are of special interest to the jurists of these two schools of thought.
Keywords
Islam
Shi'a
Talmud
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruhū al-Faqīh
Chastity
Hijab
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