Comparative Studies of Quran

Comparative Studies of Quran

Examining the interpretation view of Ayatollah javadi Amoli and Allameh tabarsi about the mens noshoz with the focus on verse 128

Document Type : Original

Authors
1 university of agricultural sciences and natural resources
2 alzahra
3 azahra institute
Abstract
The issue of nushuz is one of the matters addressed by God in the Holy Quran regarding the rights of men and women. Most jurists define nushuz as the refusal or reluctance of a woman to comply with her husband. However, verse 128 of Surah An-Nisa also applies this term to men. This article employs a descriptive-analytical method to examine the comparative interpretative views of Ayatollah Javad Amoli and Allameh Tabarsi, investigating the ruling on nushuz among men, its limits, examples, and strategies for addressing it. The authors conclude that the verdict on nushuz encompasses women and men if they neglect their obligatory duties. Ayatollah Javad Amoli considers a man's nushuz as his aversion to his wife due to marital issues, while Allameh Tabarsi views a man as nashiz if he considers himself superior to his wife, oppresses her, neglects her obligatory rights, or harbors affection for another woman. Both interpreters emphasize the strategy proposed in the verse, which advocates for a woman to relinquish some of her rights and seek her husband's satisfaction as a means to maintain the marital relationship, deeming this reconciliation preferable to divorce. Furthermore, the article underscores that reconciliation is an optional right for women, not an obligatory verdict. According to juristic opinions, to prevent men from abusing this right, women can refer to the Islamic authority to complain about a man who has oppressed them or failed to fulfill their obligatory rights. The Islamic authority may then compensate the woman from the man's assets.
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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 19 October 2025

  • Receive Date 25 October 2024
  • Revise Date 13 October 2025
  • Accept Date 19 October 2025
  • Publish Date 19 October 2025